McKnight’s LTC News, Aug. 28, 2025:
Federal regulators have taken a “big jump” in their latest interpretation of third-party financial guarantees, putting limits on contractual language used by nursing homes for decades…
Month: August 2025
FEDERAL NURSING HOME STAFFING RULE LIVES ON AS HHS PURSUES NEW APPEAL
McKnight’s LTC News, Aug. 28, 2025
Justice Department attorneys working on behalf of HHS have advanced an existing appeal and filed another since the bill’s July 4 signing, keeping their legal fight for the 2024 staffing rule very much alive.
NO FORCED ARBITRATION IN NURSING HOME CASE BLURRING MALPRACTICE, CUSTODIAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS
McKnight’s LTC, Aug. 23, 2025
The court decided instead that a 2010 precedent does not apply to every type of wrongful death claim against a healthcare provider…
Trump rescinds Biden executive order on healthcare competition
Healthcare Finance, Aug. 18, 2025
Biden’s original executive order singled out insurance industry monopolistic practices, rural hospital consolidation and thorny prescription drug market patent laws.
CMS PAUSES NURSING HOME CARE COMPARE UPDATES, LEAVING 5-STAR RATINGS STATIC
Skilled Nursing News, Aug. 15, 2025
Through Sept., CMS will not be updating the Nursing Home Care Compare Five Star Rating System; data refreshes are expected in Oct.
CMS KICKING SURVEY ENFORCEMENT INTO HIGHER GEAR, EXPERTS CAUTION
McKnight’s LTC News, August 13, 2025
Many of the most-watched moves by CMS stem from the April activation of 900 pages of new surveyor guidance.
AMID 107K COMPLAINTS, MOST STATES MISS ANNUAL NURSING RECERTIFICATION GOALS
McKnight’s LTC News, August 11, 2025
Among 52 state agencies scored, only 14 met acceptable thresholds for annual recertification activity; another 12 partially met the goals, while the remainder did not…
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