Proposed rule would reinstate gender identity, sexual orientation protections in CMS regulations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 25, 2022
Protections on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation would be reinstated in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulations under a proposed rule announced Monday by U.S. Department...
Biden administration asks Supreme Court for stay from injunctions against CMS vaccine mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2021
As lawsuits mount from multiple states, the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court Thursday to reinstate nationwide the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ emergency regulation mandating...
California mayor wants state to share control over long-term care facilities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2022
A California mayor wants the state to grant his city shared control over assisted living communities and nursing homes located there, saying that it would ensure that older adults are receiving quality...
Home Care briefs for Friday, April 9
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 09, 2021
CMS proposes 2.3% increase in Medicare payments to hospices for FY 2022 … HHS OIG Medicaid Fraud Control Unit recovers $4.9 million from home health agencies in 2020 … Encompass shares move...
Association makes case for protecting life plan communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2020
Realizing Florida’s continuing care retirement communities would be placed in an untenable position due to a proposed federal rule affecting the Medicaid program, LeadingAge Florida knew it had to act.
Nursing facilities, CCRCs account for $196.8 billion in spending in 2020: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 17, 2021
Nursing facilities and continuing care retirement communities accounted for $196.8 billion in spending in 2020, driven by COVID-19, according to an Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & and...
The Mentor Network urges home- and community-based services community to ratchet up the lobbying effort
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 25, 2021
The Mentor Network, one of the nation’s leading providers of health and human services, sees a trend toward expanded home-and-community-based services (HCBS).
Business briefs, Jan. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 20, 2022
IN Medicaid Fraud Unit collects $316,241 in restitution from long-term care pharmacy provider … Florida governor won’t enforce CMS vaccine mandate despite Supreme Court ruling … NC Medicaid direct-care...
NHPCO pushes for consistent training and better reporting in new hospice rule
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 01, 2021
Better training, consumer-friendly reporting and fairer non-compliance penalties are some of the recommendations the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has sent to the Centers for...
Skilled nursing, CCRC spending being driven to new heights — moderately: report
By
Emily Mongan
Jul 29, 2015
The rapid growth of America’s aging population will cause long-term care spending to continue to climb over the next 10 years, reaffirmed the latest Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s...