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News Topic: Regulation
LeadingAge Response to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Incident Management Survey
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CMS Final Rule Increases Flexibility for PACE Organizations
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National Observation Stays Coalition Statement for the Record: May 21, 2019
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Hospice 2020 Wage Index Proposal Analysis
Payment Update Current law sets forth a formula that guides CMS’ proposed payment update that can be changed if Congress passes legislation to change the […]
Hospice and Skilled Nursing Proposed Payment Updates
Hospice Payment Update The proposed payment update for FY 2020 is 2.7% based on the estimated inpatient hospital market basket update of 3.2% minus the […]
What Will EPA’s New Rule on Pharmaceuticals Mean for You?
Effective Aug. 22, 2019, providers of aging services with hospice and nursing home settings will no longer be allowed to dispose of pharmaceuticals by flushing […]
New Heightened Scrutiny Guidance Answers Some Questions, Raises New Ones
On March 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance to states on how to implement the HCBS Settings Rule with […]
New EPA Rule on Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
Many types of healthcare providers are covered under the Final Rule including long-term care facilities which are defined as hospice facilities, nursing facilities, skilled nursing […]
Nursing Homes: Tools for RoPs 3 and PDPM
RoPs 3: Webinar Date: February 27th, 2019, 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST Topic: Get Ready for Phase 3 RoPs: Elements of a successful QAPI program Speakers: […]