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July 18, 2025
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PALTmed In The News
July 18, 2025
Doctor pay rule signals new era for telemedicine, energizes alternative pay models
With the initial jolt of this administration’s first physician pay rule proposal wearing off, long-term care doctors are getting ready to enter a new era of oversight.
JAMDA
July 17, 2025
The Combined Effects of Chronic Pain and Different Types of Isolation on the Incidence of Disability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Prospective Cohort Study
Social isolation is a critical public health issue that increases pain sensitivity and exacerbates chronic pain, leading to further social limitations. However, the risk of disability when these factors overlap remains unclear. This study hypothesized that the coexistence of social isolation and chronic pa...
JAMDA
July 17, 2025
Family Caregiver Availability and Capacity Associated With Home Health Service Types for Patients With Dementia
To investigate the relationship between unmet needs for family caregiver support, defined as lack of caregiver availability or capacity, and home health care (HH) service types delivered to patients with dementia.
JAMDA
July 17, 2025
Transportation Services in Society for Individuals Living With Dementia in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Scoping Review
Significant numbers of adults with dementia require long-term care services. For example, around 750,000 people who live in nursing homes have a diagnosis of dementia. Transportation insecurity for the long-term care facility population has not received sufficient attention. This scoping review aims to exp...
JAMDA
July 15, 2025
Short Physical Performance Battery or Chair Stand: Which Better Predicts Disability Among High-Functioning Older Adults?
To compare the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and Chair Stand Test (CST) in terms of their ability to identify the risk of incident disability in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and basic activities of daily living (BADL) over an 8-year follow-up among high-functioning older adult...
Podcast
July 15, 2025
PALTtalk: Advocacy in Action | July 2025
Policy Snapshot
July 15, 2025
CMS Issues 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, Suggests Updates to Telehealth Coverage and Payment Rates
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed rule for the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). PALTmed is reviewing this proposed rule in detail.
Policy Snapshot
July 14, 2025
CMS Reminds Skilled Nursing Facilities of August 1 Revalidation Deadline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminds all skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to meet the upcoming August 1, 2025, deadline to revalidate their enrollment and report updated ownership and management details. This initiative is part of CMS’ broader push to strengthen transparency arou...
Policy Snapshot
July 14, 2025
