CMS

News

Bundled Payments Cost Medicare Nearly $300 Million

October 9, 2018

News

OIG Wants to Revise Anti-Kickback Rules to Ease Care Coordination

August 28, 2018

Medicare

AHCA Chief Blasts ‘Offensive’ Skilled Nursing Commentary from CMS

August 5, 2018

Medicare

CMS Finalizes New Skilled Nursing Payment Rules, Predicts $820M Funding Boost

July 31, 2018

Medicare

CMS Hits 1,400 Nursing Homes with One-Star Reviews Over Staffing Concerns

July 30, 2018

Medicare

New Skilled Nursing Payment Plan Shows CMS Listened to Providers

May 1, 2018

News

CMS Overhauls Skilled Nursing Payment Plan, Increases Rate by $850 Million

April 27, 2018

Medicaid

HHS, CMS Object to Ownership Transfers in Orianna Bankruptcy

April 11, 2018

Innovation

Former Long-Term Care CEO to Lead CMS Innovation Center

April 9, 2018

Medicare

High Five-Star Ratings Don’t Correlate with Lower Rehospitalization Rates

April 1, 2018

News

OIG: More Than 60% of Therapy Claims Don’t Meet Medicare Requirements

March 27, 2018

Innovation

To Win Medicare Advantage, Skilled Nursing Must Speak Insurers’ Language

March 21, 2018

Medicare

Skilled Nursing Operators Fighting for Share of Shrinking Medicare Pool

March 15, 2018

M&A

HHS Secretary Wants Providers to Take Amazon, Yelp’s Lead

March 6, 2018

Medicaid

Industry Responds to Democrats’ Call for Skilled Nursing Scrutiny

February 28, 2018

Medicaid

Assuming Risk Key to Medicare Savings Under New Payment Models

February 27, 2018

Medicaid

Democrats Ask CMS to Halt Skilled Nursing Regulatory Rollback

February 20, 2018

Medicaid

Spending on Nursing Care to Increase Steadily Through 2026

February 14, 2018

Medicaid

HHS Proposes New Payment System for Skilled Nursing Providers

February 12, 2018

Medicare

Therapy Cap Repeal Part of House, Senate Budget Bills

February 7, 2018

News

Documentation Key for SNFs as CMS Targets Improper Discharges

January 16, 2018

Medicare

SNFs’ Place in New Bundled Payment Model Unclear

January 10, 2018

Medicaid

CMS Rolls Out New Bundled Payment Model

January 9, 2018

News

CMS Mulls Ways to Address Improper Skilled Nursing Discharges

January 2, 2018

Medicaid

New Year’s Catch-Up: ManorCare’s Rent Cut, Regulatory Rollbacks

January 1, 2018

Medicare

CMS Still Looking for SNF Input on Sweeping New Data Rules

December 12, 2017

Medicare

Observation Stays Save Money for Private Insurers, Patients

December 10, 2017

News

For SNF Quality, It’s All About Location, Location, Location

December 7, 2017

Medicaid

Skilled Nursing Spending Growth Slowed in 2016

December 6, 2017

Medicaid

Care Coordination in ACOs Might Not Actually Drive Savings

December 5, 2017

Innovation

CMS-Backed Clinical Program Drastically Lowers Avoidable Hospitalizations at SNFs

November 29, 2017

Medicaid

CMS Delays Enforcement of Smoking Rules, Other Phase 2 Requirements

November 28, 2017

Medicaid

Lawsuit Alleges Growing Trend of Improper Discharges at CA SNFs

November 20, 2017

Medicaid

CMS Takes Steps to Improve Medicaid

November 7, 2017

News

Skilled Nursing Must-Reads: Omega’s Strategy Shift, Recruiting DONs

November 3, 2017

Medicare

SNF Compliance Tips for Care Plan, Pharmacy, Smoking Requirements

October 31, 2017

Long-Term Care

Skilled Nursing Facilities Cut Hospitalizations in CMS Initiative

October 20, 2017

Medicare

CMS Official: Focus on Intent of New SNF Regulations

October 19, 2017

Medicaid

Despite Obamacare Repeal Failures, SNFs Shouldn’t Think Medicaid is Safe

October 17, 2017

News

Amid Fires, California SNFs Face Tough Evacuation Decisions

October 11, 2017

Medicaid

House Democrats Ask CMS to Uphold Arbitration Ban

October 4, 2017

News

Skilled Nursing Providers Slash Antipsychotic Use 34%

October 3, 2017

News

CMS Proposal for Same-Sex Spousal Rights Withdrawn

October 3, 2017

Medicaid

Nursing Home Complaints Up 33%, Some States Slow to Respond

September 29, 2017

News

SNFs Affected by Irma Granted Quality Reporting Exceptions

September 20, 2017

News

Florida Tragedy Ratchets Up Pressure on SNF Emergency Compliance

September 14, 2017

Long-Term Care

Skilled Nursing Must-Reads: Kindred Kickstarts Exit, Bundled Promise

September 8, 2017

M&A

Common Ownership of SNFs, Hospitals on the Rise Among Investors

September 7, 2017

Medicare

SNFs Could Benefit Under Bundled Payment Changes

September 4, 2017

Long-Term Care

CMS Suspends Skilled Nursing Reporting Rules in Harvey’s Wake

August 31, 2017

Fraud

Public Outcry Over Skilled Nursing Arbitration Rule Grows

August 22, 2017

News

Skilled Nursing Leaders Applaud Plan to Nix Mandatory Bundles

August 16, 2017

Medicare

How Certain Nurses Can Lower Hospital Readmission Rates at SNFs

August 15, 2017

Featured

Must-Read Skilled Nursing Stories: Senior Care Bankruptcy, Florida Fraud

August 4, 2017

Long-Term Care

Bill Aims to Expand Veterans’ Access to Nursing Care

July 25, 2017

News

CMS Rolls Out State-by-State Skilled Nursing Stats

July 24, 2017

Medicare

Friday Round-Up: QCP’s ManorCare Ultimatum, Top-Paid SNF Execs

July 14, 2017

Medicaid

Skilled Nursing Spending Rises Fastest in West, South

June 14, 2017

Medicaid

CDC Puts Providers on Alert for Deadly, Costly Disease

June 7, 2017

Long-Term Care

CMS Backtracks on Arbitration Ban in Long-Term Care

June 5, 2017

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