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Policy Snapshot
October 24, 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week revised its position on allowed survey activities during a federal government shutdown. States can continue to do some survey work, but contractors or others cannot complete many nursing home inspection functions.
Policy Snapshot
July 28, 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Quality Payment Program (QPP) Participation Status Tool based on the first snapshot of Alternative Payment Model (APM) data. The first snapshot includes data from Medicare Part B claims with dates of service between January 1, 2025, and Mar...
News Release
August 14, 2024
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine is now the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed). The new name is representative of the organization’s diverse membership, which includes medical directors, attending physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assoc...
Spotlight
August 2, 2023
During the program, Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, talked about her study, Medication Prescribing for Type 2 Diabetes in the US Long-Term Care Setting: Observational Study. “One reason I wanted to do this study was the high prevalence of diabetes in long-term care,” where, she said, up to 44% of patients have t...
Policy Snapshot
January 6, 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened data submission for the 2024 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 PM ET on March 31, 2025.
Policy Snapshot
April 5, 2024
On March 28, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 (CMS 1802-P).
Policy Snapshot
October 25, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the mean and median final scores and payment adjustments for the 2023 performance year/2025 payment year of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
Policy Snapshot
November 4, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule for the Medicare Physician Payment Schedule for Calendar Year (CY) 2025. The staff at the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association will review the more than 3,000-page rule and prepare a summary.
Policy Snapshot
April 7, 2023
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
Policy Snapshot
March 3, 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened data submission for the 2024 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 PM ET on March 31, 2025.