MACPAC Pushes CMS To Broaden SNF Transparency Proposals

Congress’ Medicaid advisers this week lauded CMS’ recent proposal to require transparency in nursing home ownership data but recommended the agency take additional steps, noting inadequate information about base payment rates and costs of care is preventing the advisers from making accurate assessments of the sector's finances . The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission specifically ask CMS to collect comprehensive ownership data in a standard format, apply the proposed ownership data collection standards to both Medicare-certified and Medicaid-certified...