Nursing Home Stakeholder Call: Today, August 25th!
CMS is hosting a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call today, Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 4:00pm – 4:30pm ET During this call, CMS will provide a recap of recent announcements …
OIG Releases a New Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes
A new report from OIG shows the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Medicare beneficiaries in U.S. nursing homes in 2020. It provides objective, standardized data based on Medicare …
The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Deadline is Just Weeks Away! Are You Prepared?
The CARES Act, passed in March last year, included $175 billion in Provider Relief Funding (PRF). Lawmakers promised that these funds would be available to providers with no strings attached …
Updated PEPPER Retrieval Maps Allow Comparison By State
The PEPPER Team has updated the maps that display the PEPPER retrieval rates for PEPPERs accessed via the PEPPER Resources Portal for each state/territory. Percentages reflect the PEPPER release that …
New Incentive Payment Distribution to Nursing Homes
The Trump Administration is announcing it will distribute $523 million in second round performance payments to over 9,000 nursing homes. These nursing homes are being rewarded for successfully reducing COVID-19 …
Applicability of Reporting Requirements for Home Health Agencies, Hospices, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, Long-Term Care Hospitals, and Skilled Nursing Facilities Affected by the California and Oregon Wildfires
CMS is granting exceptions under certain Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs to home health agencies, hospices, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities located in …
SNFs: More Scrutiny Coming Your Way! Stay on Top of the 3 Day Inpatient Hospital Stay Requirement.
An Office of Inspector General (OIG) report found that Medicare improperly paid for SNF services when patients didn’t meet the Medicare 3-Day inpatient hospital stay requirement. Here is the summary …