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Legislative and Regulatory Updates and Resources

The following important legislative and regulatory information from Washington DC will be updated regularly and as information becomes available

 

CMS Proposes $444M Medicare Boost for Nursing Homes, Calls Out ‘Unintended’ $1.7B PDPM Gain- April 8, 2021
CMS Begins Recovering More Than $100B in Accelerated and Advance Medicare Payments, April 2, 2021
Repayment of COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments Began on March 30, 2021
Oversight Subcommittee hearing On Examining Private Equity's Expanded Role in The US Health Care System - March 25, 2021
MedPAC: Freeze Medicare Raises for Nursing Homes in ’22, But ‘Proceed Cautiously’ on Recommending Cuts- March 17, 2021
Text of MedPAC Recommendations For Skilled Nursing Facility Services For Fiscal Year 2022
CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations- March 10, 2021
Therapy Staffing Dropped Up to 10% at Nursing Homes in Wake of PDPM - March 1, 2021
Nursing Home Bed Prices Stay Stable as Federal Aid Staves Off Distress - February 21, 2021
Nursing Home Industry Projects $34B in Revenue Losses, 1,800 Closures or Mergers Due to COVID - February 10, 2021
Despite Hands-Off Approach from CMS, PDPM Pitfalls Remain for Nursing Home Operators, Investors - February 5, 2021
Combating Medicaid Fraud and Elder Abuse: A Surprise Inspection Program Known as Operation SAFE - February 1, 2021
Regulatory Reform, Quality of Life: The Top Nursing Home Trends of 2021- January 11, 2021
As Some Senators Decry ‘Worsening Crisis’ in Nursing Homes, New Stimulus Plan Includes Liability Shield- December 15, 2020
HHS Awards $523 Million in Second Round of Value-Based COVID Relief for Nursing Homes - Dec 7, 2020
CMS Finalizes ‘shocking’ 9% Therapy Cuts, While Affirming Vast Expansion of Telehealth Pay Provisions- December 1, 2020
CDC Votes to Prioritize Nursing Home Residents, Health Care Workers for COVID Vaccine - December 1, 2020
Nursing home residents could start receiving COVID vaccines in about 2 weeks- November 25, 2020
Feds Look to Expand Special Focus Facility List of Poor-Performing SNFs, Create New Ranking System - November 18, 2020
CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action- November 17, 2020
HHS to Ramp Up Point-of-Care COVID Test Distribution in Hotspots - November 10, 2020
HHS Relaxes Rules for Using Provider Relief Funds to Cover Lost Revenue- October 26, 2020
CMS ‘Quiet’ on PDPM-Related Enforcement Even as Rates Rise, But Managed Care More Prone to Denials- October 23, 2020
Budget Neutrality Letter to Congress- October 19, 2020
CMS Clarifies Quality Reporting Rules After COVID Pause, Nursing Home Compare Frozen Until ’22- October 9, 2020
Medicare Cuts to Physician and Therapy Services- October 6, 2020
Nursing Home Visitation Guidance- September 17, 2020
County-Level List Of Community Infection Rates For COVID-19, September 8, 2020
National Training Program to Strengthen Nursing Home Infection Control Practices - August 25, 2020
CMS To Resume Routine SNF Inspections - August 17, 2020
Medicare Payment Cuts Fact Sheet - August 11, 2020
CMS Proposes 9% Cut to Medicare Therapy Rates - August 6, 2020
The List of First 600 SNFs To Receive Point of Care COVID-19 Testing Devices - July 27, 2020
The Administration Announces New Resources to Protect Nursing Home Residents Against COVID- July 22, 2020
Emergency Support For Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020- July 6, 2020
Five Things About Nursing Homes During COVID-19, A 4-Minute Video Message By Seema Verma- July 9, 2020
CMS Announces Plans to End the Blanket Waiver Requiring Nursing Homes to Submit Staffing Data- June 25, 2020
More information about Medicare coverage of COVID-19 tests - June 19, 2020
Memo to Medicare Advantage plans regarding Medicare coverage of COVID-19 testing
Medicare Learning Network article regarding Medicare coverage of COVID-19 Testing for SNF Residents & Patients
HHS Announces Nearly $4.9 Billion Distribution to Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19, May 22, 2020
Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials - May 18, 2020
Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Home- May 13, 2020
FEMA to send PPE to Nursing Homes - April 30, 2020
Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, April 27, 2020
National Governors Association (NGA): "Roadmap to Recovery"- April 23, 2020
Latest COVID-19 Workforce Virtual Toolkit- April 22, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020 Section-by-Section April 21, 2020
FY 2021 PPS & Consolidated Billing for SNFs (Proposed Rules)
Transferring or Discharging Patients between SNFs based on their COVID-19 Results- April 14, 2020
Interim Emergency COVID-19 Relief Act Summary- April 9, 2020
A call with CMS Administrator Seema Verma, Deborah Birx, MD, White House Coronavirus Task Force, and officials from the FDA, CDC, and FEMA on COVID-19 Flexibilities (AUDIO)
CMS Waivers and COVID-19 Reponse- April 2020
New Paid Sick leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave- April 2020
List of Covered Telehealth Services - March 2020
Accelerated and Advanced Payments Facts Sheet - March 2020
Coronavirus Small Business Loan Guide and Checklist
Payroll Protection Provisions in CARES Act
CARES Act, Section By Section - March 25, 2020

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