CMS Releases Revised LTC Surveyor Guidance
CMS updates LTC survey guidance; revisions effective Feb. 2025.
CMS updates LTC survey guidance; revisions effective Feb. 2025.
Several components are significantly relevant to the delivery of Medicare Part B therapy services.
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CMS has implemented new regulations requiring Skilled Nursing Facilities to disclose ownership information.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended 1135 Disaster Waivers to multiple states in the wake of Hurricane Helene
Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee conducted a markup session that included two bills important for access to care: The Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 7623) and The Congressional Disapproval of CMS Staffing Standards (HJ Res 139).
CMS updates for Skilled Nursing Facilities
The Discharge Function Score is a quality measure for CMS’s clinical initiative program that is used to assess the functional status of patients at discharge.
On July 31, 2024, CMS issued the FY 2025 SNF PPS Final Rule for the fiscal year 2025.
July 11, 2024- Key changes and impacts for providers proposed, including supervision policy updates, telehealth changes, reimbursement cuts, and more.
On May 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published new regulations related to Facility Assessment, as part of the Minimum Staffing Standards for LongTerm Care (LTC) Facilities Final Rule.
The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 8702/ S. 4518) was reintroduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on June 12, 2024.
May 29, 2024 - Last week, the American Health Care Association (AHCA), its Texas counterpart, and the operators of three nursing homes in Texas filed suit against the Biden Administration in an effort to overturn the mandatory minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes.
A hearing, entitled, “Bolstering Chronic Care through Medicare Physician Payment” was recently held by the Senate Finance Committee, focusing on Medicare payments to providers under the Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)
This is a major first step toward extending temporary telehealth rules put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
White House mandates nursing homes increase staff.
Congress has agreed to a 1.68% increase to the physician fee schedule beginning this week.
CMS is piloting a modified approach to surveys due to limited resources.
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