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Temporary Regulatory Relief for South Carolina Health Care Providers Responding to Hurricane Helene

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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency on September 25, 2024, to prepare for Hurricane Helene. On September 29, 2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Federal Major...more

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Temporary Regulatory Relief for North Carolina Health Care Providers Responding to Helene

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency on September 25, 2024, due to the impending impact of Tropical Storm Helene (Helene). On September 28, 2024, a Federal Major Disaster Declaration (FEMA-4827-DR)...more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Finalizes FY 2025 Payment Rules for Inpatient Hospitals, Inpatient Rehab Facilities, Inpatient...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Releases IPPS Proposed Rule; Congress Holds Hearings on Chronic Care and Telehealth

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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The Great Unwinding And Its Effect On Skilled Nursing Facilities

Following the termination of the Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) as a result of COVID-19, and the continuous enrollment provisions put in place to ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries were able to receive Medicaid benefits...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | November 2023 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for November 2023. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the new General...more

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CMS Announces New Federal Disclosure Requirements for Nursing Homes

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On February 28, 2022, the Biden-Harris administration announced initiatives designed to improve care and accountability at skilled nursing facilities (SNF). Since that announcement, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...more

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"Crackdown": Proposed Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule to Cost the Industry $4.23 Billion and Would Directly Impact For-Profit...

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According to President Biden's recently published column, the Administration's proposed rule, published on September 6, 2023, mandating that nursing homes begin to staff facilities so that registered nurses (RNs) and nurse...more

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CMS Proposes Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) almost certainly changed the Labor Day weekend plans for many policy analysts and others when it released its long-awaited minimum staffing Proposed Rule for long-term...more

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Nursing Home Ownership Affiliations Published on Nursing Home Care Compare

In another step in the years-long process of increasing transparency in the nursing home industry, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has begun posting nursing home affiliations on Nursing Home Care Compare....more

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Health Care Week In Review: CMS Releases SNF and IPPS Final Rules

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Eighteen States’ Attorneys General Send Letter to CMS in Support of Proposed Rule Requiring Disclosure of Certain Nursing Home and...

On April 14, 2023, the Attorneys General of 18 different states sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita...more

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FY 2024 Proposed Medicare Reimbursement Changes for Certain Nursing and Inpatient Facilities

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On April 3-4, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a number of proposed rules that would materially impact reimbursement rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs)...more

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[Webinar] First Annual Health Care Fraud Symposium - March 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET

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Health Care fraud is a growing national issue. The National Heath Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates that health care fraud costs the nation about $68 billion annually — about 3 percent of the nation's $2.26 trillion in...more

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Biden Administration Takes Steps to Reinforce Nursing Home Safeguards

In connection with the Biden-Harris administration’s stated goals of improving safety, transparency, accountability and quality in nursing homes, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced new...more

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Fundamentals of CMS Updates to Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual: Residents' Rights

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F557: Respect, Dignity/Right to Have Personal Property Noncompliance at deficiency tag F557 will be cited if the surveyors find that a facility does not treat each resident's possessions with respect, regardless of the...more

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Fundamentals of CMS Updates to Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation

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F600: Free from Abuse and Neglect - The updates to F600 provides guidance in relation to resident-to-resident abuse as well as consent to engage in sexual activity. Moreover, the updates to F600 provide guidance that the...more

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Fundamentals of CMS Updates to Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual: Physician Services

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F712: Physician Visits – Frequency/Timeliness/Alternate NPPs - This change to the SOM clarifies which types of practitioners may perform certain required services and in which settings those services may be performed....more

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CMS Publicly Releases New Hospital and Nursing Home Ownership Data

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On April 20, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new data on Medicare-enrolled hospitals and nursing homes that merged, consolidated, became acquired, or had changes of ownership from 2016 to...more

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CMS Guidance Ends Waivers for COVID-19

On April 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an update to the COVID-19 emergency declaration blanket waivers for specific providers. The memorandum, which was issued by the Director of the Quality,...more

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Snapshot on Healthcare Industry: April 2022

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Welcome to our latest Healthcare Snapshot, where we take a quick look at some of the most pressing issues facing employers in the industry. Even though COVID-19 numbers are generally trending in a positive direction,...more

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CMS Ending Numerous COVID-19 Blanket Waivers for SNFs, Inpatient Hospice, ICF/IIDs, and ESRD Facilities

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On April 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance terminating numerous blanket waivers applicable to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient hospices, intermediate care facilities for...more

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Will 2022 Be The Year? OIG’s 25 Top Recommendations to Reduce Healthcare Fraud

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Every year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) releases an annual Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs: OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations. HHS...more

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Health care facilities and nursing homes awaiting CMS requirements for staff COVID-19 vaccinations

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has announced its intention to release an interim final rule over the course of the next several...more

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Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - April 2021 #2

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

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