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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). ...
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January 16, 2026

CMS to Host LEAD (Long-term Enhancing ACO Design) Model Overview Webinar

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar on Thursday, January 29, 2026, 2:00-3:00 PM ET, about the LEAD Model, including model goals, participation options, eligibility, and payment methodology. The LEAD Model team will also provide more information on the application proc...
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January 20, 2023

CMS to Increase Oversight of Antipsychotics Use

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced new actions to reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications and to bring greater transparency about nursing home citations to families.
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May 20, 2022

CMS Updates Chronic Care Management Services Resource Guide

Recent updates and changes include: In 2021, CMS added 5 codes to report principal care management services provided by staff under physician supervision; Starting in 2022, Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers can bill chronic care management and transitional care management services...
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September 30, 2025

CMS Updates CMPRP Program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Division of Nursing Homes has released memo QSO-25-26-NH, announcing updates to the Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP). The changes aim to improve efficiency, expand funding, and increase transparency.
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January 12, 2026

CMS Updates Nursing Home Care Compare Following iQIES Transition

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released Quality & Safety Special Alert Memo QSSAM-26-01-NH to explain recent changes to Nursing Home Care Compare related to the transition to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). This modernization effort aims to en...