The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized updates to MDS 3.0 technical specifications, item sets, and the RAI User’s Manual for FY2026, effective October 1, 2025. These include ...
In the middle of all the space hype, CMS posted the SNF PPS FY 2027 proposed rule. I suited up to prepare for the g-force ...
Skilled nursing facilities will get a 2.4% payment increase for fiscal year 2027, according to a proposed rule released last week. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes to update the ...
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Encompass Health First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Today's conference call is being recorded. If you have any objections, ...
A new survey points to a growing gap between job satisfaction and workplace challenges among nurses working in skilled nursing facilities, with certain ...
Following significant industry outcry over a proposal to keep Medicare Advantage rates largely flat in 2027, the Trump administration has bumped payments up slightly in the final policy. The Centers ...
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AND ARE THEY LEGIT? CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS THE ANSWER, SO IT’S NOT UNUSUAL FOR CMS, THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES TO SEND PEOPLE NEW CARDS WITHOUT TELLING THEM WHY. BUT ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revised the Medicare Advantage star ratings system in a final rule that is expected to give MA insurers $18.6 billion over the next decade. The changes ...
The average pay increase for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2027 will be 2.48%, a substantial increase from the 0.09% that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) originally proposed in ...
The accepted providers have agreed to receive payments tied to the results-based Medicare payment model, which allows healthcare organizations to use digital health tools and integrated services to ...