Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: The Upside of Compliance Plans for Senior Care Facilities
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Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Agency Investigations of Senior Care Facilities
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Crisis and Incident Response for Senior Care Facilities
On September 19, 2024, CMS announced a second preview period for the October 2024 SNF Preview Reports (“Preview Reports”) following the identification of a technical glitch that prevented the posting of these reports for...more
Looking for a simple, easy-to-implement way to lower your risk of overpayments? We have one on this week’s podcast!...more
On July 31, 2024, CMS issued a final rule (the Final Rule) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 updating Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under the SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS). Under the...more
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut recently announced that Supportive Care Holdings, LLC and its related companies agreed to pay the federal government nearly $4,600,000 to resolve allegations of...more
Certain Medicaid programs impose a transfer penalty on applicants who have transferred resources (assets) for less than fair market value within five (5) years preceding the Medicaid application. Simply stated, the transfer...more
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
Many state and local government employment laws go into effect this summer. Here is a non-exhaustive list of mid-year employment law updates. ...more
Last month’s overturn of Chevron deference is widely expected to bolster the skilled nursing facility industry’s challenge to the newly imposed minimum staffing mandate. On May 10, the American Health Care Association...more
For skilled nursing facility residents applying for long-term care Medicaid benefits, under federal regulation, all state agencies are required to issue an eligibility determination on the application within 45 days of the...more
There has been much publicity surrounding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) new minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities scheduled to take effect starting in 2026 for non-rural...more
In our day-to-day work representing skilled nursing facilities, we are regularly asked by our clients to assist in securing Medicaid benefits for their residents. This often entails seeking the cooperation of the resident or...more
Private Equity in Healthcare - Over the past decade, private equity investors have shown a particular interest in acquiring or investing in various healthcare providers and services. This includes physician practices across...more
Below is Part II of our New Jersey Statutory update. As you can see from the below, several statutes were passed imposing requirements on health insurance payers, including new requirements for prior authorization request and...more
On May 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a final rule implementing mandatory hours per resident day (“HPRD”) requirements for various levels of nursing staff for skilled nursing...more
Recent events have caused hospitals and health systems nationwide to contemplate more robust participation in the long term care (LTC) sector, whether through modified ownership, joint venturing, clinical affiliation, or...more
On May 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it would be implementing updated 2024 spousal impoverishment standards that will take effect on July 1, 2024....more
North Carolina’s Healthcare Planning Section has provided a first look at the opportunities for new health care development across our State. The 2025 State Medical Facilities Plan (the “2025 SMFP”) is expected to identify...more
As a lawyer, I have exclusively represented long-term care healthcare providers for over ten years. I have gained useful insight into how people plan—or, in many cases, fail to plan—for the possibility that they may need...more
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
On April 22, 2024, Doctor using Ipadthe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. As we noted previously, the rule was...more
On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting,...more
With 2024 well underway, this article highlights some of the pressing legal issues impacting the long term care and senior housing industry this year, including trends affecting the industry and emerging issues industry...more
On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that will require long-term care facilities (LTCFs) to satisfy minimum nurse staffing standards with the goal of addressing patient...more
On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that will implement for the first time at the national level minimum staffing level requirements for long-term care (LTC) and...more
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) owned or operated by hospitals (hospital-owned SNFs) have a demonstrated track record of delivering positive outcomes for post-acute care patients. Such success, however, has not been without...more