Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) historically have been required to disclose ownership and managerial control information as part of their Medicare enrollment. However, these requirements were ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) have indefinitely suspended the mandatory off-cycle Skilled Nursing Facility (“SNF”) provider enrollment revalidation deadline – one CMS most ...

Nursing homes will see a 3.2% increase in their Medicare Part A payments next fiscal year, CMS announced late Thursday. That's a jump from a pay rule proposed in April, in which CMS proposed a 2.8% ...

Missing documentation related to skin and functional assessments are getting many providers in trouble when selected for ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is making updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued the final MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual v1.20.1, effective October 1, 2025, with revisions to specific assessment items. Updates include adjusted ...

Skilled nursing facilities will get a 3.2% bump per the final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday. For fiscal year 2026, CMS is making the update to the Skilled ...

Lower rates of nurse staffing in SNFs was associated with longer inpatient hospitalizations for Medicare beneficiaries, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced stricter Minimum Data Set (MDS) data validation standards for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) in fiscal year 2026. Facilities must ...

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CMS will begin publishing skilled nursing facility ownership data to its consumer-facing Care Compare website starting July 30. CMS has published ownership information, including performance measures ...

Medicare covers short-term care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF). However, its SNF coverage has some limitations. There are certain factors to consider when preparing for the end of Medicare’s SNF ...