CMS has launched a Nursing Home Staffing Campaign to address industry-wide workforce shortage concerns as organizations attempt to stop an impending minimum nursing home staffing rule in the courts.

Despite an underwhelming 2.8% Medicare Part A proposed pay raise, nursing home advocates found reason to be encouraged on several other fronts after the fiscal 2026 SNF PPS rule was released late ...

After being besieged by concerned skilled nursing providers and their national advocacy groups, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week quietly extended a quick-turnaround deadline it ...

Last Friday, the Biden-Harris Administration released a proposed rule to establish staffing standards among the nation’s nursing homes. CMS is seeking feedback on the 231-page proposal until November ...

Nursing homes are now required to disclose more ownership and management information to the public, according to a final CMS rule. The rule includes definitions of private equity and real estate ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is offering eligible nursing homes a shot at applying for Financial Incentive Administrator designation as part of its recently announced Nursing Home ...

The Biden administration issued final rules setting minimum staffing levels and national waiting times for medical care in the nation’s 15,000 nursing homes certified for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a rule Wednesday that increases the 2024 home health payments by 0.8%, or $140 million. “The $140 million increase in estimated payments for CY ...

Eighteen months ago, President Joe Biden stood before Congress during the State of the Union address and vowed that his administration would be the first to set national standards for staffing levels ...

A home health agency in Missouri recently announced it is shutting down due to the impact of Medicare reimbursement cuts. Another agency in upstate New York is also closing. These are only two of the ...

Federal officials are reshaping the rules surrounding Medicaid home and community-based services for people with disabilities in an effort to improve access and strengthen the direct support ...