BULLETIN: CMS ‘ratcheting up’ nursing home penalties in light of 26,000-resident, 450-worker COVID-19 death toll
Nearly 26,000 residents and 450 workers in U.S. nursing homes have died from COVID-19, federal authorities announced Monday afternoon.
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CMS rule changes aim to increase telehealth access for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries
Changes under a recent final rule encourage Medicare Advantage plans to increase their telehealth benefits and plan options for beneficiaries in rural areas.
One-time universal testing at nursing homes would cost $440M, AHCA says; most nursing homes on track with COVID-19 reporting
Just one round of testing every nursing home resident and staff member would cost about $440 million nationwide, according to data released Wednesday by the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living.
Industry leader blasts visitor guidance from feds
Operators are tired of “guidance that comes without tangible resources and hands-on help,” says LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan. “They need real help, not symbols.”
New federal reopening guidance calls for nursing home staff and residents to receive COVID-19 test results, inspections for facilities with outbreaks
Nursing home residents and staff members must receive baseline COVID-19 test results before relaxing any restrictions or advancing through phases of reopening under new federal guidance issued Monday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Providers stress testing, need for additional resources following federal reopening guidance
Providers stressed the importance of testing and the need for additional support after the federal government laid out steps Monday for safely reopening nursing homes to visitors.
Latest MDS update could leave providers in ‘limbo,’ expert says
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated MDS 3.0 items (version 1.17.2) along with related technical data specifications. But providers could be left in “limbo” as they await for more information regarding the changes from their state Medicaid agencies, according to one expert.
$3T stimulus proposal calls for MFAR delay, 14% FMAP increase, $500M SNF ‘strike team’ fund
A Medicaid proposal that providers say could cut up to $50 billion nationwide from the program annually would be barred from being finalized during the coronavirus pandemic under a $3 trillion stimulus package unveiled by House Democrats this week.
Public data on coronavirus nursing home outbreaks still weeks away
The federal government is still weeks away from publicly reporting nationwide COVID-19 nursing home data, according to an NBC News report.
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