On July 14, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced that it will distribute point-of-care (POC) antigen COVID-19 testing devices to every nursing home in the country. However, there are six steps providers must take before using the tests. Be sure your public health department or state epidemiologists verify what, if any requirements, guidelines or […]
Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities
For Fiscal Year 2021, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule [CMS-1737-F], which updates the Medicare payment rates and value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). There are several major changes to the SNF payment policy. CMS projects that aggregate Medicare program payments to SNFs will increase by $750 million […]
Renewal of Public Health Emergency and the Impact on Nursing Homes
On July 23, 2020, the current Public Health Emergency was renewed for an additional 90 days. With this renewal, the 1135 waivers for skilled nursing facilities will continue. Some of these important waivers include: The easing of the three-day hospital stay as a precondition for nursing home coverage Timeframe requirements for Minimum Data Set assessments […]
SHG Celebrates 5000 Cases
We know that this year in particular has not been easy, but amidst the uncertainty and upheaval we have continued to meet milestones at SHG. This month we celebrate 5000 cases over the firm history and we couldn’t have done it without each and every member of our team. We asked our team to share […]
SHG Senior Associate Jessica Bulos
In her more than fourteen years of practice before joining SHG in 2014, Jessica gained extensive legal research, analysis, writing, and litigation skills. She greatly enjoys applying her skills to representation of health care providers in collections, Guardianship/Conservatorship, and Medicaid eligibility matters, as she has personally navigated the Virginia Medicaid system to obtain and maintain […]
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