Skilled nursing occupancy increases are beginning to slow: NIC report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 12, 2021
Although skilled nursing occupancy increased for seven consecutive, NIC MAP data reported a slowdown in August in its November skilled nursing monthly report.
Medicare revenue per patient day decline plateaued mid-summer: NIC MAP Vision
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2021
After a steady decline since January, Medicare revenue per patient day held steady month over month from June through the end of July, at $560, according to market trends data NIC MAP Vision published...
New monetary penalties for SNFs in California is ‘major policy change’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 03, 2021
Skilled nursing facilities in California will face much higher fines for not complying with transfer discharge hearing decisions under a new bill signed into law last week by Gov. Gaivin Newsom (D).
11 New York-based SNFs allegedly committed Medicare fraud: DOJ
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 04, 2021
The United States has filed a civil healthcare fraud lawsuit against 11 skilled nursing facilities in the New York metropolitan area, their management company, owner and a senior employee for allegedly...
Lawmakers re-introduce bill to waive 3-day stay requirement
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 03, 2021
A bipartisan cadre of lawmakers reintroduced the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. If passed, the legislation would make permanent last year’s...