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5 Jan 2023, 9:05 pm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued guidance to states that would reduce hunger and diet-related diseases among low-income patients who receive Medicaid benefits. [read post]
22 Dec 2022, 10:41 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have announced updated instructions regarding COVID-19 vaccines and treatments according to McKnight’s Long-Term Care News author, Alicia Lasek. [read post]
15 Dec 2022, 5:56 pm
The prosecution of the suit against a health care organization subject to the tightest vaccination and other COVID safety mandates under Centers for Disease Control, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Occuoatiinal Safety & Health Administration regulations demonstrates the high burden the EEOC expects employers refusing accommodation to meet. [read post]
13 Dec 2022, 11:58 am
PCS and HHCS services subject to EVV requirements are very broad: all services requiring an in-home visit that are included in claims under the PCS or HHCS categories on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Form-64 must comply with EVV requirements, even if they are bundled into different services or furnished through a managed care provider. [read post]
13 Dec 2022, 2:00 am
In addition to facing local, state, and federal legislation, employers managed a slew of agency directives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). [read post]
1 Dec 2022, 2:00 am
Healthcare and other high-contact industries remain subject to other more restrictive COVID requirements (either under federal rules or state law), such as the vaccination and masking rules communicated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for many healthcare entities. [read post]
30 Nov 2022, 11:46 am
This indictment included 15 counts against the defendants including staffing falsifications and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement fraud. [read post]
White House vs. Nursing Home Providers: DLP Will Fight for Victims of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
28 Nov 2022, 7:30 am
Following this announcement, the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services felt they needed to get involved to further promote this issue present in residential nursing homes. [read post]
21 Nov 2022, 5:42 am
The VICP is not a benefit program like Medicare or Medicaid. [read post]
15 Nov 2022, 7:36 pm
Because Medicare is a government program and the government relies on trustworthy practitioners to provide excellent medical care to potentially vulnerable patients, investigators with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are motivated to find and investigate those who may be acting in ways that are not conducive to Medicare’s overall aims. [read post]
11 Nov 2022, 9:22 am
Congress enacted the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 under its spending clause power, providing Medicare and Medicaid funds to operators of nursing facilities in exchange for the operators abiding by certain federal obligations. [read post]
9 Nov 2022, 5:00 am
In a recent news release, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced revisions to the Special Focus Facility Program (SFFP), which addresses poor nursing home performance, that will have the effect of increased scrutiny of these troubled facilities. [read post]
7 Nov 2022, 5:00 am
On October 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a request for information (RFI) notice seeking public comment on a proposed national healthcare provider directory. [read post]
3 Nov 2022, 9:05 pm
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a rule that adjusts payment rates for physicians providing behavioral health services. [read post]
2 Nov 2022, 5:00 am
As many healthcare providers may know, UPICs are the primary program integrity contractors for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the only program integrity contractors with authority to review both Medicare and Medicaid claims. [read post]
31 Oct 2022, 11:35 am
According to the press release, Oswego Hospital alleged that it “improperly bill[ed] Medicare and Medicaid for outpatient mental healthcare services that were rendered by an unsupervised LMSW” and “improperly bill[ed] Medicaid for outpatient mental healthcare services rendered by another LMSW for which Oswego Hospital could not provide documentation to support those claims. [read post]
27 Oct 2022, 9:05 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed stricter accountability standards on nursing homes with a history of poor performance. [read post]
26 Oct 2022, 1:17 pm
Stronger implementation of the “Special Focus Facilities (SFF) program” will occur by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. [read post]
24 Oct 2022, 12:08 pm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last Friday that it’s bolstering scrutiny for chronically under-performing nursing homes through revisions of its Special Focus Facility Program. [read post]
20 Oct 2022, 9:47 pm
Department of Health and Human Services, through the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, approved Arizona’s proposed Medicaid demonstration which plans to target health-related social needs such as housing support services. [read post]
