The Nursing Home Care Compare quarterly refresh on July 27 incorporated new staffing measures into ratings on the Five Star Quality Rating System. The six […]
Provider Type: Nursing Homes
CMS Shares Updates on Nursing Home Staffing Study
At the end of February 2022, the Biden Administration released a plan for nursing home reform that included conducting a staffing study and proposing nursing […]
CMS Issues RFI Requesting Thoughts on Medicare Advantage
CMS seeks feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders on ways MA can: Advance Health Equity; Expand Access to Coverage and Care; Drive Innovation to […]
FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule Includes Fix to FSES Problem
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule on […]
Telehealth Congressional Update
One silver lining of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has been the rapid expansion of telehealth. Congress is still figuring out exactly which flexibilities […]
LeadingAge Nursing Home Network – July 2022
The LeadingAge Nursing Home Network met on July 26 to review recent nursing home policy updates and share feedback among members. Lieutenant Commander Kara Jacobs […]
LeadingAge Nursing Home Network – June 2022
The LeadingAge Nursing Home Network met on June 28 to review recent nursing home policy updates and share feedback among members. Register for the Nursing […]
Deadline for Late Reporting and Reissued PRF Opportunity July 29
Providers who failed to submit a PRF report for Reporting Period 1(RP1) and returned the corresponding PRF payments to HRSA before HRSA announced a late reporting […]
LeadingAge Requests Meeting on Future of Medicare and Medicare Advantage
LeadingAge President and CEO, Katie Smith Sloan, sent a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and CMS Director of Medicare Meena Seshamani on Monday, July […]
CMS Delays Response to Burden Reduction Rule
In 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a burden reduction rule entitled Medicare and Medicaid Program; Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities: […]