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PALTmed In The News

August 21, 2025

Long-term care docs rally against proposed 50% ‘sledgehammer’ pay cut

It took a little while for the dust to settle after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed its 2026 Physician Pay Rule. But now that it has, physician advocates are kicking up a storm over an unexpected proposal that would cut Medicare Part B indirect practice expense payments in half — ...
Policy Snapshot

August 18, 2025

CMS Temporarily Pauses Nursing Home Care Compare Updates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a temporary pause in the monthly updates to the Nursing Home Care Compare Five-Star Rating System. This pause is part of CMS’ transition to a new, cloud-based platform, the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). ...
Policy Snapshot

August 17, 2025

Bill Introduced to Strengthen Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

The Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act, introduced by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), would strengthen the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program under the Older Americans Act. This program, which relies on trained staff and volunteers to advocate for nursing home and long-term c...
PALTmed In The News

August 13, 2025

QAPI moment is now!

According to this column by PALTmed board member Michael Wasserman, anyone with an interest in quality nursing home care should agree on one thing: The moment for Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) is now!