A Senate bill introduced Wednesday would count days spent under ‘observation status’ in a hospital toward Medicare’s three-day qualifying stay requirement.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Thursday proposed a 4.1% pay increase for nursing homes in fiscal 2025 but declined to issue an update on its staffing minimum proposal as part of its annual payment rule proposal.
MIAMI A significant drop in new nursing home construction is adding to the woes of a shrinking sector that will soon be tasked with caring for a rapidly aging US population, American Health Care Association President and CEO Mark Parkinson told a group of investors and owners at the eCap Summit Tuesday.
The nursing home industry is anxiously waiting for the federal government to release a first-ever staffing mandate. Yet less than a month ago, the US State Department issued a visa freeze that will absolutely reduce that labor supply.