CMS Proposes Hiking SNF Ownership Oversight; GAO Flags Opaque Data

As part of ongoing efforts to increase nursing home oversight, CMS on Monday (Feb. 13) proposed to beef up ownership reporting and publication requirements for the sector amid increasing evidence that nursing homes’ ownership impacts beneficiaries’ health and safety and unclear ownership data on Care Compare. The agency first began posting ownership turnover data in April as one of the initial steps outlined by the Biden administration’s nursing home reform agenda . CMS also solicited feedback on whether it should...