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CMS & Arbitration Clauses: What Skilled Nursing Needs to Know

By: Liz Liberman  |  October 05, 2016

If you serve, plan to serve, or invest in skilled nursing properties that serve Medicare and Medicaid recipients, this is a good blog post to pay attention to.

Economic Trends  |  Regulatory Environment  |  Skilled Nursing

Cutting Skilled Nursing Medicare Reimbursement by 8%?

By: Liz Liberman  |  September 28, 2016

In July 2015, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), the House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman, introduced a measure called the Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015. Since that time, the bill has been under committee consideration, but just over a year later, the buzz around Washington indicates that the bill may come out of committee for a vote. The current text of the bill is relatively brief and introduces three policies to govern post-acute care providers that treat Medicare patients, including home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, and hospice agencies.

Economic Trends  |  Ideas and Discussion  |  Regulatory Environment  |  Skilled Nursing

Value-Based Payments Are Coming—And All Need to Pay Attention

By: NIC  |  September 21, 2016

The Honorable Mike Leavitt Shares His Insights at 2016 NIC Fall Conference

Economic Trends  |  Regulatory Environment  |  Skilled Nursing  |  Workforce

A Deep Dive into the 2Q2016 NIC Skilled Nursing Data Report

By: Bill Kauffman  |  September 16, 2016

On September 15, at the 2016 NIC Fall Conference, NIC released its 2Q2016 Skilled Nursing Data Report. The report includes key occupancy and revenue metrics from October 2011 through June 2016. In today’s blog post, I’ll walk you through the data.

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