Proposed rules would increase states’ Medicaid flexibility
Feb 25, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed two new rules that expand states’ flexibility in designing their own Medicaid programs.
AHCA: New reform bill “well-intentioned, but off-target”
Feb 19, 2008
After a brief bout of initial praise for the newly introduced Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008, the American Health Care Association offered a different take on the bill Friday. The...
Bill would crack down on nursing home abuses
Feb 14, 2008
Nursing home operators with severe care deficiencies could face civil money fines up to $100,000 – 10 times the current maximum – under a new bill set to be introduced today in the U.S. Senate.
CMS to update ‘worst’ nursing home list quarterly, list all names
Feb 13, 2008
All nursing homes on a federal watch list for poor performing facilities will now be publicized on a government Web site, Bush administration officials announced Tuesday.
*BULLETIN: CMS to name more underperforming facilities*
Feb 12, 2008
Reversing an earlier position, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will release the names of additional nursing facilities the government has identified as poor performers.
CMS names facilities with high rates of pressure ulcers
Feb 08, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the first time publicly released the names of facilities across the country targeted for oversight in the areas of pressure ulcers and physical restraints.
CMS demands more from QIOs
Feb 06, 2008
If quality improvement organizations want future federal healthcare contracts, they’re going to have to earn the right grades, officials announced Tuesday.
Grassley wants probe into states’ handling of care complaints
Jan 29, 2008
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) has called for a national investigation into the way states handle complaints of poor nursing care. He acted after receiving a serious complaint regarding a nursing/rehab center...
CMS proposes 2.6% funding hike for long-term care hospitals
Jan 24, 2008
Long-term care hospitals may see a bigger than expected bump in their payment rate in 2009, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. On Tuesday, CMS proposed increasing the payment rate...
CMS letter offers new guidance to Part D plans
Jan 22, 2008
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has asked sponsors of Part D and Medicare Advantage plans to comment on a draft combined call letter issued earlier this month.