On April 7, 2025, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas vacated two provisions of a major 2024 CMS nurse staffing regulation requiring nursing homes to have an RN on site 24 hours a day, 7 days per week...more
On February 23, 2024, CMS published a final rule updating the regulatory requirements of the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program in response to the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021. The final...more
On July 31, 2023, CMS issued its final rule updating the rates and Medicare payment policies under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for FY 2024 (the Final Rule). The Final Rule also includes...more
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