BackgroundWhen the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a national campaign to reduce the off-label prescribing of antipsychotic drugs for nursing home residents in 2012, Avanir Pharmaceuticals directed its sales force to … [Read more...] about Drug Company Sued Over Kickbacks for Off-Label Marketing of Psychotropic Drug for Nursing Home Residents to Pay Over $115 Million
Skilled Nursing Facility
Free Webinar about the New Medicare Payment System For SNFs
The Long Term Care Community Coalition is hosting a webinar on Medicare’s new payment system for skilled nursing facilities, Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. The Center for Medicare Advocacy’s Senior … [Read more...] about Free Webinar about the New Medicare Payment System For SNFs
Nursing Home Residents and Therapy Under The New Medicare Payment System
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new Medicare Part A reimbursement system for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), called Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), on October 1, 2019.[1] Therapists immediately began … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Residents and Therapy Under The New Medicare Payment System
Important Update to Nursing Home Compare Will Enable Public to Identify Facilities with a History of Abuse
Joint alert from the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Long Term Care Community Coalition.New IconOn October 7, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes to Nursing Home Compare that make … [Read more...] about Important Update to Nursing Home Compare Will Enable Public to Identify Facilities with a History of Abuse
The Patient Driven Payment Model is Here
The Patient Driven Payment Model is Here What Does It Mean For Residents? On October 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began implementing a new payment system for Medicare-covered nursing home care. The payment system … [Read more...] about The Patient Driven Payment Model is Here
California Attorney General Calls on CMS to Withdraw Proposed Revisions to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation
In his September 16, 2019 comments on the Administration’s proposed revisions to the nursing facility Requirements of Participation, California State Attorney General Xavier Becerra writes that the proposed rule violates the 1987 federal Nursing Home … [Read more...] about California Attorney General Calls on CMS to Withdraw Proposed Revisions to Nursing Home Requirements of Participation
House of Representatives Passes Bill Prohibiting Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
On September 20, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act. The FAIR Act prohibits pre-dispute arbitration agreements in consumer, employment, antitrust, and civil rights cases. The Act also … [Read more...] about House of Representatives Passes Bill Prohibiting Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments Opposing the Administration’s Proposed Roll Back of Nursing Home Standards
On September 15, 2019, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) and the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) submitted comments opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to revise the nursing home Requirements of Participation. The … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments Opposing the Administration’s Proposed Roll Back of Nursing Home Standards
Rule Allowing Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Homes Takes Effect
As of September 16, 2019, nursing homes nationwide can begin asking residents (or their representatives) to sign a pre-dispute arbitration agreement. The Trump Administration reversed a previous prohibition on such agreements in a July 2019 final … [Read more...] about Rule Allowing Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Homes Takes Effect
Center Comments on Proposed Rule to Revise Nursing Home Requirements of Participation
September 15, 2019Administrator Seema Verma Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-3347-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850Re: CMS-3374-P; Federal Register, Vol. 84, No. … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Proposed Rule to Revise Nursing Home Requirements of Participation