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Policy Snapshot
August 2, 2024
2025 Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Final Rule Released
On July 31, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule updating 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 is publishing this final rule that ...
Spotlight
January 6, 2026
2026 Filkin Lecture Features an Inside Look at State Survey Agencies
Amber Clark-Brown, MD, will be giving the much-anticipated Anne-Marie Filkin Lecture at this year’s PALTC26 annual conference in Anaheim, CA. As the only medical director working within a state survey agency (SSA), Dr. Clark-Brown will offer attendees her unique perspective and insights that she’s excited ...
Policy Snapshot
October 20, 2025
2026 MIPS Payment Adjustment Information Released by CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) payment adjustment information for the 2024 performance period/2026 MIPS payment year.
Policy Snapshot
December 2, 2025
2026 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: Key Impacts on SNF and NF Care
The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule finalized a small increase in the conversion factor but made significant practice expense (PE) adjustments that will directly affect clinicians practicing in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs). CMS’ new PE methodology reduces i...
Caring for the Ages
November 3, 2025
25 Years of Futures: Building the Next Generation of PALTC Leaders
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2023
3 AM: How to Prevent After-Hours Calls for Pain Management
Caring for the Ages
July 28, 2021
360-Degree View of Racism in Nursing Homes: Starting on a Path of Change
PALTmed In The News
April 3, 2024
4 priorities for post-acute facilities, per 1 association president
Training, retaining and recruiting staff should be the top priority for post-acute facilities, Rajeev Kumar MD, president of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, told Becker's.
Spotlight
November 1, 2024
5 Reasons to Make the PALTmed Community Yours
For Azlan Tariq, DO, vice chair of the Membership Committee, being an active PALTmed member is a no-brainer. “This is the only organization that focuses on the providers and patients in this challenging but very satisfying practice setting,” he said, adding that the association and his fellow PALTmed membe...
