CMS releases county COVID data for staff testing requirements
Providers can now check how often they’ll be required to test staff members for COVID-19 after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released county coronavirus data last week.
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BREAKING: HHS reveals provider incentive plan for remaining $2 billion in relief funding
The Department of Health and Human Services announced it will use infection and mortality rates to determine nursing home incentive pay when distributing a previously announced $2 billion Provider Relief Fund over the next four months.
Nursing home commission gives report to CMS, public gets to see it ‘sooner rather than later’
A report from a national nursing home commission outlining recommendations for providers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is now in federal regulators’ hands and awaiting final approvals before wide release.
Medicare would cover breakthrough technology quicker under CMS proposal
Nursing home residents would have more access to new and breakthrough technology as treatment options under a new Medicare coverage pathway proposed by the federal health officials.
Coronavirus nursing home commission delivers draft of recommendations to CMS
A national commission tasked with reviewing nursing homes’ response to the coronavirus crisis has delivered a draft of its recommendations to the federal government.
BREAKING: Feds: Nursing homes must test staff, offer residents COVID-19 testing under new rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced sweeping regulatory changes Tuesday afternoon for nursing homes and other providers dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks.
BREAKING: CMS announces details of ‘unprecedented’ national nursing home training program for COVID-19
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced details of “unprecedented” training for nursing homes Tuesday morning to combat the spread of COVID-19.
CMS to unveil new mandatory coronavirus testing, accounting requirements for nursing homes: report
Nursing homes could soon be subject to more coronavirus testing and reporting regulations.
Nearly 12k nursing homes receiving point-of-care testing in second distribution wave
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has unveiled the names of nursing homes set to receive the COVID-19 point-of-care testing devices in its second wave.
PPE, staff shortages unchanged: CMS data show 1 in 5 facilities ‘severely’ affected
There were notable clusters of equipment shortfalls in certain states. A quarter of U.S. counties had at least 44% of nursing homes reporting low staffing levels.
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