Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Late this afternoon, I caught news that CMS will release a number of Final Rules impacting post-acute providers over the next few days. Below is a quick summary of what is known for SNFs. I…
I read a lot – part of the job. I hear lots of conversations and participate in many in-person and online. Last week, I spent a few evenings with my rehab partner. Between he and…
After CMS nixed the mandatory expansion provisions for Bundled Payments and reduced the metro areas participating in CJR (joint replacement), the prospects for post-acute provider involvement in non-fee-for-service initiatives (payments and incentives based on disease…
I’m not sure how many of my readers are following the subject and CMS stance/policy on interoperability among providers but the concepts and resultant debate are rather interesting. I am trying to encourage as many…
Attached is a link a to a good PBJ (payroll based journal) article. It covers the basic concepts of what is going on today with regard to staffing level reporting and the Five Star system….
In a memo set for release today, CMS is proposing to reintroduce pre-payment review (with a twist) for Home Health claims. The memo version is here: HHA Pre Payment Recall, CMS first introduced pre-payment review…
Last year 2017, was a bit of a “downer” in terms of mergers/acquisitions in the home health and hospice industry. Though 2017 was fluid for hospital and health system activity, the home health and hospice…
Last Friday, CMS released the contents of its annual proposed rule updating the SNF PPS plus (as always), fine tuning certain related programmatic elements. Final Federal Register Publication is set for May 8. (Anyone wishing…
A number of years ago, post-acute/senior living analysts, etc. started warning of a coming paradigm shift for skilled nursing and home health. I started writing and advising about this shift well over a decade ago….
What do Morningside Ministries in San Antonio, Genesis Healthcare, Signature Healthcare, HCR ManorCare, and Syverson Health and Rehab in Wisconsin have in common? Answer: A terminal relationship with Medicaid. While Genesis isn’t “dead” yet, it…
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