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UPDATE: CMS Finalizes Rule Requiring Greater SNF Ownership Transparency, Including Private Equity and REIT Disclosures, and...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule on November 15, 2023 (published on November 17, 2023) (the “Rule”), requiring greater skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) ownership transparency. The...more

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

Home Health & Hospice Quarterly - Q1

AGG’s Home Health & Hospice team publishes a quarterly newsletter covering legal and regulatory topics specific to the home and community-based healthcare industry. The fields of end-of-life and home healthcare present...more

Owners of Home Health Agencies and Hospices Released for First Time

On April 20, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) publicly released data on home health and hospice agency ownership for the first time. The data is derived from self-reported information (primarily...more

Proposed Rule Highlights Continued Push by CMS for Skilled Nursing Facility Ownership Transparency

In recent years, the Biden administration and Congress have pushed for greater transparency in skilled nursing facility ownership. In an effort focused on increased ownership disclosures specifically related to private equity...more

Senior Housing and the Transition From Operator to Manager

Parties typically involved in the ownership or operation of a skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) or assisted living facility (“ALF”) include the property owner, operator/licensee, and management company. For a variety of...more

Push for Greater Nursing Home Ownership Transparency Continues With Introduction of the Linking Investors and Nursing Home Quality...

The nursing home industry has seen increased efforts by the federal government to enhance transparency, with a focus on ownership disclosures (both past and present ownership) of facilities enrolled in Medicare. The efforts...more

CMS Releases Skilled Nursing CHOW (and Ownership) Data

For the first time, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released data publicly on skilled nursing facility changes of ownership (CHOWs)). The data, which was released on April 20, 2022, includes information...more

Georgia DCH Publishes Proposed Rules that Update Operational Requirements for Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Communities

On June 10, 2021, the Georgia Department of Community Health provided public notice of its intent to revise the regulations for Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Communities. The revised regulations are intended to...more

Georgia Department of Public Health Issues Updated Reopening Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities

On April 7, 2021, Commissioner Toomey of the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) issued an Administrative Order that provides new reopening guidance for long-term care facilities, which includes intermediate care...more

Nursing Home Industry Group Recommends Policy Change Aimed at Ownership Transparency and Accountability

A group of individuals with ties to the nursing home industry recently published a commentary in the journal Health Affairs and opined that complex ownership structures used by many nursing home operators make it difficult to...more

Georgia Re-Issues Phased Reopening and In-Person Visitation Guidance for ALFs and SNFs

The Georgia Department of Public Health re-issued guidance for long-term care facilities with respect to phased reopening and expansion of in-person visitation. This guidance was issued through an Administrative Order on...more

Provider Relief Funds UPDATE: $4.9 Billion Released to Skilled Nursing Facilities

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are now receiving additional relief fund dollars from the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), totaling almost $4.9 billion. In its press release, HHS stated that the additional...more

Pennsylvania Report Recommends Added Scrutiny on SNF Owners and CHOWs

In a recently released report titled “Help Wanted: Who will Care for Mom & Dad?”, the Pennsylvania Auditor General, Eugene DePasquale, lists a number of observations of and recommendations for varying facets of the...more

New California Law Imposes Heightened Disclosure Requirements on Owners and Operators of Skilled Nursing Facilities

Under existing California law, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have multiple ongoing reporting duties. For example, SNFs must disclose to the California Department of Public Health the names and addresses of any person or...more

CMS Proposes Overhaul of SNF Reimbursement System, Increases FY 2019 Payments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on April 27, 2018 to overhaul the payment system for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Specifically, the rule would “update the payment rates used...more

CMS Files Objection in Skilled Nursing Bankruptcy Case

An increasing number of Medicare providers have found themselves in financial distress and are contemplating bankruptcy filings. While provider bankruptcies include a host of issues outside the government reimbursement...more

MedPAC Opposes Medicare FY2017 Payment Increases for SNFs and Pushes for Payment Reform

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) issued a letter on May 25, 2016, commenting on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule relating to payment updates for skilled nursing facilities...more

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