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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...
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July 21, 2025
CMS Extends SNF Revalidation Deadline to January 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the revalidation deadline for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) from August 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026. This extension gives SNFs additional time to update and submit their Medicare enrollment information, as part of CMS’ broader effort t...
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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...
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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...
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June 30, 2023
CMS Increases Nursing Home Ownership Transparency
Last week, the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) announced increased transparency of additional nursing home ownership data, including names of affiliated owners for the first time on Nursing Home Care Compare
Policy Snapshot
September 8, 2025
CMS Introduces SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver Under New TEAM Model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new details about the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), which will run from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030. One key feature of this initiative is a waiver of the traditional Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Three-...
