More than 1,100 organizations urge Congress to pass anti-staffing mandate bill
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 01, 2024
The nation’s two largest long-term care provider associations and more than 1,100 cosigners threw their support behind a federal bill that would block the nursing home staffing mandate proposed in September...
Odds of staffing rule fix grow with new bill
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 02, 2024
After weeks of waiting, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) officially introduced a bill aiming to block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing its proposed nursing home staffing mandate.
Federal budget extension pushes physician pay fix further out
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 22, 2024
Congress last week averted a government shutdown and sustained funding for several key agencies through early March, but the latest patch also delayed an opportunity to restore pay for physicians and others...
MedPAC member: Give Congress more on nursing home staffing mandate implications
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 12, 2024
The likely costs of complying with a federal staffing mandate will affect nursing home margins so “massively” that a Congressional advisory board should offer alternative payment guidance for the sector,...
As Congress leaves town, providers face Jan. 1 pay cut
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 21, 2023
A 3.4% physician fee cut that affects key nursing home services is set to go into effect Jan. 1, and Congress did nothing to provide relief before adjourning for its winter recess.
A do-nothing Congress? Hardly.
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2023
I’ll say this for Congress: Its members sure know a thing or two about aesthetics.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 1
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2023
House, Senate leaders tell CMS to dump its nursing home staffing rule, citing price tag, potential closures … HHS proposes disincentives for healthcare providers who block information sharing … Audit...
Lawmakers pushing CMS to ease Medicare Advantage prior authorizations
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2023
Close to 300 members of Congress are urging federal regulators to do more to reduce burdensome Medicare Advantage requirements that can slow delivery of care to nursing home and other patients.
Bill limiting nurse training lockouts returns to Senate
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 22, 2023
A bill that would allow more nursing homes to train their own nurse aides has been introduced in the Senate, a move sought by providers after House introduction earlier this month.
‘Critical access’ not at critical mass, but skilled nursing providers push on
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 02, 2023
Support for the concept of critical access nursing homes is growing among providers, but it has yet to gain much traction among industry leaders or the politicians who would need to create such a safety...