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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
On June 18, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published new guidance announcing a major change to the way Care Compare will display survey information and the methodology for calculating the health inspection score...more
This article is an update to a December 2024 client alert. On April 17, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") extended the revalidation deadline for its 855A skilled nursing facility...more
On April 17, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) formally announced an extension for the mandatory off-cycle revalidation deadline for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)....more
In its April 17 MLN Newsletter, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) once again extended the deadline for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) to submit their off-cycle revalidation from May 1 to August 1, 2025....more
The Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently followed up on a 2023 commitment to supplement its General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) by publishing its first...more
On November 20, 2024, OIG released new compliance program guidelines for nursing facilities titled, “Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance” (the Nursing Facility ICPG or the Guidance). The...more
As part of a broader Trump administration announcement made on August 25, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued sweeping oversight changes in the form of an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued new guidance regarding reporting and auditing requirements that may impact providers and suppliers who retain payments received from the Public Health and...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. While the following CMS recommendations and guidelines identify nursing homes as the target recipients, they are...more