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Minimum Staffing Rules for Long-Term Care Facilities Tossed Out by Federal Courts and Budget Bill: Key Points for Medicare and...

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A federal judge in Iowa recently struck down key parts of a Biden-era final rule that set new minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities as a condition of participation in Medicare or Medicaid programs. The June...more

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Second Circuit Rules That “Complaint Surveys” Are Not “Surveys” Under the Statutory Provision Requiring RNs on a Survey Team

All Medicare-certified skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) must be surveyed annually and not more than every 15 months, as well as on other occasions, such as for complaint investigations and revisits to determine compliance...more

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CMS Finalizes Federal Minimum Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes

In a long-awaited and controversial Final Rule posted on April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted new federal minimum staffing requirements that will require long-term care facilities to...more

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2024 Outlook: Behavioral Health Trends

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Healthcare systems are facing significant challenges in recruiting and retaining talent within the burgeoning field of behavioral health services, primarily due to competition from telehealth providers and inconsistent...more

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COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements Rescinded For CMS-Certified Healthcare Facilities

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On May 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a Final Rule (the “Final Rule”) that withdraws the mandatory vaccination requirement for employees of CMS-certified healthcare facilities, which...more

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New Iowa Law Will Impact Health Care Staffing Agencies and Contracts with Health Care Entities

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On March 17, 2022, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law House File 2521, “Relating to Health Care Employment Agencies, and Providing Penalties,” which will have its home in Chapter 135Q of the Iowa Code. In general, the...more

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Healthcare Employers: CMS Deadlines for COVID-19 Healthcare Staff Vaccinations

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For many healthcare employers, phase one and phase two COVID-19 vaccine deadlines are either here or quickly approaching. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), in an exercise of enforcement discretion, has begun...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update - January 2022 #3

This Week in Washington: President Biden and Speaker Pelosi Open to Moving Pieces of the Build Back Better Act....more

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Stay Issued for Federal Vaccine Mandates

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Originally published 11/08/21. Updated 12/01/21. As expected, the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) faced immediate legal challenge, and on Saturday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay blocking the...more

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OSHA and CMS Vaccination Rules Released: Here Are the Details

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On November 4, 2021, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect employees of large employers in all industries from COVID-19. The Centers for...more

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2021 Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring FAQs: CMS Issues Final Rule

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On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new policies related to remote patient monitoring aka remote physiologic monitoring or “RPM,” reimbursed under the Medicare program. The...more

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Top Ten Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring FAQs for 2021

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On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a number of clarifications and proposals on remote patient monitoring (RPM) services reimbursed under the Medicare program. The changes, part of...more

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