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ADVOCACY IN ACTION: Urge Congress to Make PALTC a Priority in the Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package

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April 16, 2020
Congress is working on another stimulus package to help during the pandemic. We have heard from many of our members about the shortages of personal protective equipment, lack of rapid response testing, and no coordinated plans to deal with surges in...

New Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers Include Waivers for Physician Visits and Delegation of Tasks in SNFs

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Practice Management, Practitioners
April 16, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued new waivers for providers in response to COVID-19 . Below are some key waivers for the Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities (SNFs/NFs) setting: Physician Visits in SNFs/...

The Society and LCAO Encourage Congress to Continue Focus on Older Americans in Next Stimulus Package

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Skilled Nursing Care, Practitioners
April 16, 2020
Recently the Society, along with the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), urged Congress not to lose focus on older Americans during their new stimulus package work. The groups’ recommendations to Congress included the “urgent need for...

Society and Others Urge CMS to Ensure Voluntary MVP Participation

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practitioners
April 16, 2020
Last week the Society, along with the American Medical Association and other national organizations, sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) strongly recommending that CMS ensure that Merit-based Incentive Payment...

SNF Proposed Payment and Policy Changes for FY 2021

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
April 16, 2020
On April 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule [CMS-1737-P] for FY 2021 that updates the Medicare payment rates and the quality programs for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). This proposed rule is part of...

ADVOCACY IN ACTION: Urge Congress to Make PALTC a Priority in the Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19
April 10, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Congress is working on another stimulus package to help during the pandemic. We have heard from many of our members about the shortages of personal protective equipment, lack of rapid response testing, and no...

Quality Payment Program: MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy in Response to COVID-19

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COVID-19, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practitioners
April 10, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering multiple flexibilities to provide relief to clinicians responding to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to extending the...

Second Update to CR 11152 Implementation of the Skilled Nursing Facility Patient Driven Payment Model—Revised by CMS

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Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
April 10, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join A revised MLN Matters Article on Second Update to CR 11152 Implementation of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...

Society Continues to Address Telehealth Questions/Concerns

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April 10, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Given the potential for spread of coronavirus in nursing facilities by clinicians who visited multiple facilities, telehealth has become a valuable tool to take care of patients—and there have been a lot of...

The Society Continues to Advocate for Nursing Home Clinicians

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March 28, 2020
Last week the Society continued efforts to advocate for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) clinicians. The Society joined other national and state medical societies to encourage lawmakers to include in the final “stimulus” legislation provisions...