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Best federal payment update not enough ahead of looming staff costs: expert

Best federal payment update not enough ahead of looming staff costs: expert
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[UPDATED] BREAKING: CMS proposes 4 1 percent nursing homes pay boost; staffing minimum not addressed

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.

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Don t panic — prepare experts urge in new era of health data - McKnight s Long-Term Care News

Long-term care operators who may think that more complex health data gathering will be important only at the end of this decade, or that it can somehow be evaded altogether, are in for a rude awakening.

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Federal budget extension pushes physician pay fix further out

Congress last week averted a government shutdown and sustained funding for several key agencies through early March, but the latest patch also delayed an opportunity to restore pay for physicians and others who serve nursing homes patients.

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As Congress leaves town, providers face Jan 1 pay cut

A 3.4% physician fee cut that affects nursing home services goes into effect Jan. 1. Congress did not provide relief before adjourning

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