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December 15, 2025

PALTmed Leadership Program - Apply Today

PALTmed’s leadership program seeks to identify and develop future volunteer leaders of the association. The program features both didactic learning and engagement with PALTmed programs.

Policy Snapshot

March 16, 2026

PALTmed Leads Coalition Effort to Overturn SNF Services Payment Reduction

PALTmed recently led a coalition of organizations in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reverse reductions to practice expense (PE) payments for services provided in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The cuts reduce payment for clinicians caring for patients in SNFs, despite ...

Clinical Alerts

April 25, 2025

PALTmed Measles Statement

Measles is a highly contagious viral illness. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with infectious droplets or by airborne spread when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes. Measles virus can remain infectious in the air and on surfaces for up to 2 hours after an infected person leaves an a...

Caring for the Ages

November 3, 2025

PALTmed Pennsylvania Chapter: Forging a New Path Forward

Policy Snapshot

September 13, 2024

PALTmed Submits Comments on 2025 Physician Fee Schedule

Last week, the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Calendar Year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed rule. For 2025, CMS is proposing a cut to physician payment by 2.80% with a reduction of the con...

Policy Snapshot

September 16, 2025

PALTmed Submits Comments on CMS’ Proposed 2026 Physician Fee Schedule

On September 12, PALTmed submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. PALTmed emphasized how CMS’ proposals could directly impact access to high-quality care for frail, older adults in nursing homes and othe...

Policy Snapshot

March 31, 2025

PALTmed Submits Statement for House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee Hearing on Post-Acute Care

In written comments to the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Hearing, After the Hospital: Ensuring Access to Quality Post-Acute Care, PALTmed President Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, FACP, CMD, highlighted key challenges in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC). These include workforce shortages, o...

Policy Snapshot

April 4, 2025

PALTmed Supports the CONNECT for Health Act, Expanding Telehealth Access

PALTmed supports the bipartisan CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261), which was recently reintroduced by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS). Companion legislation has also been introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ),...

Policy Snapshot

June 16, 2025

PALTmed Urges CMS to Prioritize Post-Acute and Long-Term Care in EHR Interoperability Strategy

PALTmed has written a response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information on the Health Technology Ecosystem, advocating for inclusion of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) clinical and facility providers in federal health IT modernization efforts. PALTmed emphasiz...

Policy Snapshot

January 27, 2025

PALTmed Urges CMS to Revise 2026 MIPS Value Pathways for Improved Patient Care

Last week, the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed), along with a coalition of medical organizations led by the American Medical Association (AMA), sent a letter to Jeff Wu, the acting administrator of CMS. The letter addresses concerns and recommendations regarding the 2026 proposed...