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October 7, 2024

CMS to Provide Hurricane Helene Public Health Emergency Accelerated Payments to Medicare Fee-for-Service Providers and Suppliers

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS,) is taking action to support providers and suppliers impacted by Hurricane Helene within the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster zones under the president’s major disaster declarations...

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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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June 23, 2025

CMS Updates Nursing Home Care Compare

CMS is implementing several updates to the Nursing Home Care Compare website.

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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...

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August 29, 2025

CMS Updates Prescriber’s Guide to Part D Opioid Policies

CMS has revised its Prescriber’s Guide to Medicare Part D Opioid Policies to help prescribers stay current with opioid-related coverage rules. The update clarifies that Part D plans have 3 days to send a second notice when implementing a coverage limitation, standardizes terminology by referring to medicat...

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January 19, 2024

CMS, CDC to Hold Immunization Webinar on January 31

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold a webinar, CDC and CMS Present Stories from the Field: Immunization Strategies for Long-term Care, on Wednesday, January 31, from 2:00-3:00 PM ET.

Caring for the Ages

March 2, 2015

CMS, LTC Groups Aim to Reduce Antipsychotic Use by 30%

JAMDA

December 5, 2021

CMS' One-Size-Fits-All Mandate on Vaccines for all Health Care Workers is a Bad Idea

Policy Snapshot

April 28, 2025

CMS' Updated Surveyor Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities Now in Effect

As of April 28, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially implemented its revised surveyor guidance for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Originally announced in November 2024, the update experienced several extensions before taking effect on the final implementation date...