Last week, President Biden signed an executive order that included more than 50 directives to expand access to affordable, high-quality care as well as provide support for care workers and family caregivers. Included in his order is an action to...
Last week, in support of the president’s Executive Order on promoting competition and the administration’s commitment to transparency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing ownership data for all Medicare-certified...
Please join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for an informational event on April 25, 2023, from 3:30-4:30 PM ET to help providers, facilities, and people with Medicare prepare for the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency...
Last week, the Society joined the American Medical Association and other national and state medical associations in commending several House members for introducing H.R. 2474, The Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act . The bill...
The Society recently submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule entitled, Disclosure of Ownership and Additional Disclosable Parties Information for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing...
In December 2022, Congress enacted provisions of the Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 that extended the availability of an APM Incentive Payment, allowing eligible clinicians who are Qualifying APM...
Stop us if you've heard this before—physician Medicare payments have declined relative to inflation and will continue to do so unless Congress acts to fix flawed and outdated payment rules. Tell your legislators to cosponsor H.R. 2474 to provide...
As part of the president’s initiative to improve the safety and quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has further strengthened its enhanced enforcement policy for infection control...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is finalizing a rule to put people with Medicare first and put strong protections in place so that Medicare Advantage (MA) works...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (...
