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A proposal that would boost Medicare payments to skilled nursing providers by 1.3% next fiscal year also could trigger additional reporting requirements and increase the potential for penalties.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing a new quality measure for skilled nursing facilities to track COVID-19 vaccination coverage among its workers.
Managed Medicare revenue per patient day hit a new low in January, despite increasing steadily during the early pandemic months, according to new figures from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
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Health officials in some areas are turning their focus to vaccinating short-stay nursing home residents in an effort to halt a potential surge in cases and deaths.
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association is hopeful that skilled nursing occupancy will recover faster than anticipated.
Long-term care leaders and industry advocates “marched” alongside certified nursing assistants Wednesday in a push for better pay and support for them.
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Long-term care providers’ goal of having 75% of workers vaccinated against COVID-19 before July could be in reach after a new survey revealed that only 24% of employees don’t plan on getting inoculated.
