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February 9, 2024
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Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015
CMS Cites AMDA's Efforts to Reduce Antipsychotic Use
Caring for the Ages
March 29, 2016
CMS Clarifies How to Report Medicare Overpayments
Policy Snapshot
July 29, 2022
CMS Enhances Nursing Home Rating System with Staffing and Turnover Data
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System, which integrates data nursing homes report on their weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover among nurses and administrators.
Policy Snapshot
October 18, 2024
CMS Finalizes New Medicare Appeal Rights for Hospital Status Changes
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Medicare Program: Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status rule. This final rule establishes an appeal process for Medicare beneficiaries admitted as hospital inpatients but later reclassified as outpatients receiving...
Caring for the Ages
August 30, 2017
CMS Finalizes Payment, Policy Updates for Medicare Hospital Admissions
Caring for the Ages
September 5, 2018
CMS Finalizes Plans for Pay Hike, Less Regulation
Policy Snapshot
January 19, 2024
CMS Finalizes Rule to Expand Access to Health Information and Improve the Prior Authorization Process
CMS has finalized its Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule (CMS-0057-F). The rule sets requirements for Medicare Advantage organizations, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) fee-for-service programs, Medicaid managed care plans, CHIP managed care entities, and issuers...
Policy Snapshot
November 8, 2024
CMS Implements New Respiratory Illness Reporting Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule for the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS), which includes updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for Home Health Agencies (HHAs). Among the key changes, CMS is finalizing a new dat...
Policy Snapshot
June 30, 2023