CMS Hikes Nursing Home Pay 2.7%, Despite Proposing Cuts Earlier

After proposing a nursing home pay cut, CMS on Friday (July 29) instead hiked their pay 2.7% for fiscal 2023, and that reversal was made possible in part by phasing in only half of the cuts aimed at keeping the move to the new nursing home payment system budget neutral. The American Health Care Association is pleased that CMS reversed the proposed cuts, but LeadingAge, which represents nonprofit nursing homes, said CMS should not phase in the budget neutral cuts...
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Inside CMS - 08/04/2022
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Vol. 25, No. 31
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Michelle M. Stein
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Medicare

CMS: Minimum Staffing Ratio Rule Coming Before Next SOTU

CMS plans to propose a rule on nursing home staffing requirements within a year of President Joe Biden announcing his nursing home reform agenda at the State of the Union, the agency said Friday (July 29), though the agency said it is still going through stakeholders’ feedback. “The Biden-Harris Administration has set a goal to improve the quality of nursing homes so that nursing home residents get the reliable, high-quality care they deserve. A key part of reaching this goal...
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Daily News
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InsideHealthPolicy.com
CMS Issue: 
Inside CMS - 08/04/2022
CMS Volume: 
Vol. 25, No. 31
Author: 
Michelle M. Stein
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ISSUE: INSIDE CMS
Medicare

Medicare Expects Part D Premiums To Fall Next Year

Medicare projects that the average basic monthly Part D premium will be $31.50 next year, a decrease of 1.8% from this year’s $32.08 premium, according to a Friday (July 29) release. CMS projects average basic monthly Part D premiums each year to help beneficiaries plan for the enrollment period, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. The agency bases premium estimates on plan bids. -- John Wilkerson ( jwilkerson@iwpnews.com )
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Inside Drug Pricing - 08/01/2022
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Vol. 5, No. 31
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John Wilkerson

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