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March 26, 2025
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PALTmed In The News
March 24, 2025
Assisted living industry must be proactive about quality measures
An article in a recent issue of JAMDA, The Journal of the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association by Tetyana P. Shippee, PhD, and colleagues from the University of Minnesota reports on major domains of quality relevant to assisted living.
Policy Snapshot
March 24, 2025
CMS Reminds SNFs to Revalidate by May 1
CMS has issued a reminder for enrolled skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to collect and submit data on ownership, managerial, and related party information by May 1, 2025. This initiative is part of CMS' ongoing efforts to enhance transparency regarding SNF ownership and leadership.
Policy Snapshot
March 24, 2025
2024 MIPS Data Submission Deadline Extended to April 14, 2025
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)-eligible clinicians and their representatives can submit and update their MIPS data until April 14, 2025, at 8:00 PM ET. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) encourages submission of data as early as possible in advance of this extended deadline...
PALTmed In The News
March 18, 2025
SNFs, clinicians sound off on Congress’ inaction on physician fee schedule cuts in spending bill
Skilled nursing providers and clinicians are criticizing Congress’ short-term spending bill signed by President Trump, which notably omitted the reversal of cuts in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. They believe sector instability will be a residual effect.
Policy Snapshot
March 18, 2025
Congressional Spending Bill Fails to Address Physician Fee Cuts but Extends Telehealth Benefit
Last week, Congress passed a government funding bill to avert a shutdown, but it notably lacked provisions addressing the 2.8% Medicare physician payment cut that took effect on January 1, 2025. PALTmed had hoped the bill would include provisions from the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Sta...
Policy Snapshot
March 12, 2025
Statement from PALTmed: Medicaid is Vital for Vulnerable Seniors in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
Nearly everyone in America has someone they care about who has needed the services and care provided in a skilled nursing facility, nursing home, or assisted living facility. The impact that decreased Medicaid funding can have on the quality of care provided to frail older adults residing in post-acute car...
Podcast
March 11, 2025
PALTtalk with Dr. Diane Sanders-Cepeda | Beyond Fee-for-Service: The Clinician’s Role in Value-Based Care
Policy Snapshot
March 10, 2025
CMS Extends Implementation Deadline for Revised Surveyor Guidance to April 2025
On March 10, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an additional extension for the implementation of all revised surveyor guidance, now set for April 28, 2025, as detailed in QSO-25-14-NH. Initially released in November 2024, the guidance has seen multiple extensions from i...
Podcast
March 5, 2025
PALTtalk with Caring | Artificial Intelligence, with Special Guest Lisa Lind, PhD, ABPP
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.
