Every healthcare and public health tool available is engaged in the fight against COVID-19. Few tools are more precious than beds, and perhaps no bed is more precious during this time than hospital beds, where the most sick...more
As the single largest payor for health care in the United States, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized and acted on the need to move quickly in the fight against COVID-19....more
A critical question faced by state agencies as well as owners, operators, and managers of assisted living facilities is whether to permit new admissions. ...more
The President’s national emergency declaration on March 13, 2020, issued in response to COVID-19, enabled the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to grant state Medicaid agencies added flexibility through a...more