Showing posts with label CMS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CMS. Show all posts
Monday, February 9, 2026

CMS releases CSRA and Home Equity Limits for 2026

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Community Spousal Resource Allowance and Home Equity Limits for 2026.  ...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Nursing Homes Found Guilty in Criminal Understaffing Case= Individual Defendants Acquitted

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In a rare case in which a nursing home business faced criminal charges over staffing misconduct, two Pennsylvania facilities owned by Compre...
Monday, August 28, 2023

CMS Proposal Embraces Aging in Place; Medicare Would Train Home Caregivers

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A new proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers to support family, friends, and neighbors who care for fra...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

CMS Implementing New Training Protocols Protecting Resident Health and Safety Amid COVID-19

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According to an announcemen t made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): "Today, under the leadership of Pre...
Monday, July 20, 2020

Trump Administration Initiative Helps States with More and Faster COVID-19 Testing in Nursing Homes

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Nursing homes with three or more COVID-19 cases will be the first to receive on-site diagnostic test equipment from federal health agencies...
Thursday, April 16, 2020

CMS increases Medicare Payment for High-Production COVID-19 Lab Tests, Expands Testing Capacity and Monitoring in SNF's

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ID 176944992 © Onassisworld | Dreamstime.com The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced Medicare will nearly ...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

3-Day Hospital Stay Rule Waived for SNF Transfers During the National Emergency

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On the heels of the declaration of a national emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is waiving the requirement t...
Monday, January 13, 2020

As Abuse in Nursing Homes Increases, Congress Focuses On CMS rather than Nursing Home Providers

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Among the many reasons to plan to age in place is abuse that visits residents at nursing homes.  According to McKnights Long-term Care Ne...
Friday, January 10, 2020

Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure - One Pager Now Available while the Administration develops HOPE

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CMS has posted a document that articulates key information about the current Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure. This "one pa...
Friday, November 15, 2019

Medicare Part A and Part B Costs to Rise in 2020

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Daily coinsurance rates for seniors in skilled nursing facilities will be rising next year.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servic...