As part of the Biden administration’s initiative to ensure safe and quality care in long-term care facilities, on May 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a final rule implementing minimum...more
Post-acute and long term care providers have endured a state of distress since March 2020, not only from the challenges created by the COVID-19 virus, but also from ever-increasing regulatory compliance burdens, changes in...more
2/3/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Acute Facilities ,
Buyers ,
Capital Requirements ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Distress ,
Health Care Providers ,
Labor Shortage ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Nursing Homes ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sellers ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
On Friday, July 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule on 2023 Medicare rates for skilled nursing facilities...more
On April 11, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the FY 2023 Medicare Proposed Rule for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Key policy changes include a proposed recalibration of the Patient...more
4/27/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fiscal Year ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Nurses ,
Nursing Homes ,
Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Value-Based Purchasing
On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinions in each of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) vaccination...more
2/2/2022
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Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Employees ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Long-Term Care ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
Nursing Homes ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Senior Housing ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations
Tennessee healthcare providers now have a very different certificate of need (CON) law to consider when they plan new facilities or expand services. Tennessee's legislature and governor recently enacted the Health Services...more
Tennessee healthcare providers will soon have a very different certificate of need (CON) law to consider as they plan new facilities and services. Tennessee’s legislature and governor recently enacted Public Chapter 557,...more
6/22/2021
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Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Certificate of Need ,
Dedicated Emergency Departments ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Rehab Facilities ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
New Legislation ,
Nursing Homes ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reviewability Determinations ,
State and Local Government
For health care providers, particularly long term care providers, COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges. In response to those challenges, both the federal and state governments have responded over the course of the...more
6/16/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Long-Term Care ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
State Legislatures ,
Waivers
Concerns about private equity investment in healthcare were front and center on Thursday during a special hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee on Oversight. Rep. Bill Pascrell, chairman of the committee, stated,...more
Virtually everyone has seen numerous news reports each day for the past week about multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long term care facilities. Those reports started with a skilled nursing facility in Kirkland,...more
3/11/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Emergency Response ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
New Guidance ,
Nursing Homes ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
Telemedicine
Nashville is home to a lot of musicians. It is also home to a number of organizations known as “performing rights organizations,” or PROs. Within the United States, the three main PROs are Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI),...more
I. August 2017—Tennessee Certificate of Need Meeting -
The agency approved the following applications during the August 23 meeting.
A. Consent Agenda -
1. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (Davidson...more
I. February and April 2017—Tennessee Certificate of Need Meetings -
The agency approved the following applications during the February and April meetings.
A. Consent Agenda
1. Walgreens Infusion and...more
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a final rule on January 12, 2017, expanding the OIG’s authority to exclude providers from participation in federal healthcare programs....more
1/31/2017
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Affordable Care Act ,
Aggravating Factors ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Audits ,
Controlled Substances ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Exclusionary Authority ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Health Care Providers ,
Misrepresentation ,
OIG ,
Secretary of HHS ,
Statute of Limitations
I. October 2016—Tennessee Certificate of Need Meeting -
At the October meeting of the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency, the agency approved the following applications, rules and requests. (There was no...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a wholesale revision to the rules governing long term care (LTC) facilities on September 28, 2016. Prompted by the changing population of nursing homes which have...more
I. June 2016—Tennessee Certificate of Need Meeting -
Increase in CON Filing Fees -
At the June meeting of the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency, the agency adopted rules that increased application...more
On April 20, 2016, the Tennessee House and Senate completed final actions to pass legislation that makes significant modifications to the state’s certificate of need (CON) laws. The legislation, SB1842/HB1730 was sponsored by...more
On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its long-awaited final rule (the “Final Rule”) governing the requirement that healthcare providers report and return Medicare overpayments...more
In this Report:
- I. February 2014—Tennessee Certificate of Need Meeting
- A. Consent Agenda
- B. Certificate of Need Review
- C. General Counsel’s Report
- II. Certificate of Need...more
In this Report:
- I. January 2014—Tennessee Certificate of Need Meeting
- A. Certificate of Need Review
- B. General Counsel’s Report
- II. Certificate of Need Program Report—Filings Since...more
In this issue:
- I. December 2013 — Tennessee Certificate of Need Meeting
- A. Consent Agenda
- B. Certificate of Need Review
- C. General Counsel’s Report
- A. Certificate of Need...more
In this Report:
- I. November 2013 — Tennessee Certificate of Need Meeting
- A. Emergency Certificate of Need Review
- B. General Counsel’s Report
- C. Agency Review of Administrative Law...more
In this Issue:
- I. October 2013—Tennessee Certificate of Need Meeting
- A. Certificate of Need Review
- B. General Counsel’s Report
- II. Certificate of Need Program Report—Filings Since...more
In This Issue:
- 1. September 2013—Tennessee Certificate of Need Meeting
- A. General Counsel’s Report
- A. Certificate of Need Review: Community Hospices of America-Tennessee
- A. Certificate of...more