Federal regulators to address providers' concerns on SNF/Long Term Care conference call

The next monthly Skilled Nursing Facility/Long Term Care Open Door Forum will take place at 2 p.m. (Eastern) on Thursday. The monthly national conference call features officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services giving news updates and answering stakeholders' live questions from around the country. Registration for the audio only streaming web forum will open today, according to CMS. For the latest updates on SNF Open Door Forums, click on the headline above and then on the link here.

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