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2 Sep 2015, 9:30 pm by Dori Molozanov
According to guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid, managed long-term care programs should adopt a “person-centered” approach that ensures “beneficiaries’ medical and non-medical needs are met” and that they “have the quality of life and level of independence they desire. [read post]
26 Apr 2013, 7:18 am
On Thursday, April 25, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it would delay implementing Phase 2 of its Ordering and Referring Physician Claims Editing program due to technical difficulties. [read post]
25 Feb 2013, 7:16 pm by Amber Walsh
The Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has consistently stated that it does not anticipate approving specialty accountable care organizations. [read post]
28 Sep 2009, 1:16 pm
The list of nursing homes from CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is intended to identify the nursing homes that have had a history of serious quality issues…the sort of thing you might want to know if you're looking for a nursing home for your loved one. [read post]
28 Jul 2014, 12:00 am by Tammy Schroeder
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made revisions to twenty F-Tags in the State Operations Manual (SOM). [read post]
16 Apr 2018, 1:28 pm by Jeff Wurzburg (US)
On April 9, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019 final rule (Payment Notice) and related guidance affecting the health insurance markets, including: key dates for calendar year 2018; the final 2019 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-facilitated Exchanges; guidance extending the transitional plans; and guidance creating additional hardship exemptions. [read post]
31 Mar 2008, 3:02 pm
In an effort to save some taxpayer money and improve patient care at the same time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made a list of health conditions that are preventable and should never occur in the nursing home or hospital setting. [read post]
21 Aug 2008, 9:20 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they will be launching a new rating system for nursing homes. [read post]
16 Aug 2017, 1:23 pm by Matthew R. Arnold, Esq.
After a seeming victory last fall, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that a new rule would go into effect banning the use of arbitration agreements, there was an important setback earlier this summer. [read post]
18 Oct 2016, 11:45 am by John Suthers
Recently, we reported on the new rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that bars nursing homes from requiring residents to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of their admission to the nursing home. [read post]
18 Oct 2016, 11:45 am by John Suthers
Recently, we reported on the new rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that bars nursing homes from requiring residents to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of their admission to the nursing home. [read post]
25 May 2011, 11:31 am by Mark Zamora
On May 9, 2011 in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, some substantial guidance was obtained on two very important questions affecting the application of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (“MSP”):   1)      Whether or not the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) can require prepayment of an MSP reimbursement claim (often times referred to as… [read post]
7 Oct 2011, 3:49 am by Jeff Marshall
TheFederal Government’s Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed ruleto revise the Medicare Advantage (MA) program (Part C) regulations andprescription drug benefit program (Part D) regulations. [read post]
14 May 2013, 6:56 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On April 10, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed rule updating Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term acute care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) rates and policies for fiscal year (FY) 2014, which begins October 1, 2013. [read post]
17 Mar 2020, 7:03 am by ELISE REUTER - Medcity News
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services loosened requirements that would make it easier for hospitals to bolster care through telehealth. [read post]
21 Sep 2022, 11:06 am by Tara Lynott
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News author, James Berklan, reports that a new minimum data set has been issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which will be carried out by nursing homes across the U.S. starting on October 1, 2023. [read post]
7 Feb 2008, 6:27 am
The federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just released a list of over 4,000 U.S. nursing homes which are providing substandard care as it relates to pressure sores/decubitus ulcers and the over-use of physical restraints.I live in Virginia and many of our nursing homes are on the list, including nursing homes located in Roanoke, Danville, Martinsville, Lynchburg, Clifton Forge, Marion, Wytheville, Staunton, Hillsville and the list… [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 10:37 am by The Health Law Partners
On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), partnered with the Trump Administration, announced new regulatory requirements will be issued for nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. [read post]