Providers dissect latest update to Provider Relief Fund rules, can use money to cover eligible expenses...
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2021
Provider Relief Fund payments can be used to pay for eligible coronavirus-related expenses that date back to Jan. 1, 2020, even if they received the money after the expenses incurred, according to federal...
Focus On: Feds consider reopenings, but some are urging caution
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Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
Concerns are growing about resident loneliness and other coronavirus challenges, but infection risks still loom large.
CMS considering different reimbursement strategies for COVID-19 tests
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Danielle Brown
Sep 18, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could change the way it pays for COVID-19 tests, a top federal health official suggested this week. The move would come just months after the agency doubled...
HHS releasing next $2.5B in funds for nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Aug 28, 2020
The federal government is shipping 1.5 million N95 respirators from the national stockpile to nursing homes reporting supply shortages.
COVID-19 SNF staff testing costs could hit $15K per week
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Danielle Brown
Sep 14, 2020
It could cost larger nursing homes up to $15,000 per week to comply with new COVID-19 testing requirements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for staff members, according to a report released...
New perks are the new norm as communities try to remain staffed
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Danielle Brown
Apr 14, 2020
As fears of coronavirus infections spread, many senior living workers are opting to stay home or quit altogether. Operators are dangling sweeteners as never before in an attempt to make sure their employees...