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Therapy opportunities shine while physicians, therapists face 3 3% pay cut in new CMS proposal

A proposed 3.3% cut to physician pay would threaten access to care and efforts to bring more clinical oversight into nursing homes, advocacy groups are warning.

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Providers rally against looming cuts for standard lab tests

Lower laboratory testing fees are driving out competition and potentially limiting care for seniors who live in nursing homes.

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Debt ceiling deal may limit new health agency spending, jumpstart fraud efforts

A deal to avert a debt-ceiling crisis could place new limits on federal health spending while boosting healthcare fraud investigations.

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Switch to new MDS platform underpins feds growing drive for nursing home data

Providers should view a switch to the iQies system as a way to make it easier for regulators to gather and evaluate nursing home statistics.

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Therapy association urges cautious use of telehealth until HHS responds

Therapy leaders are advising mimimized telehealth use in nursing homes until federal regulators provide more clarity on payment procedures.

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