In honor of National Wear Red Day, Stotler Hayes Group took on wearing red to raise awareness about the importance of heart health and the impact of heart disease on women. For every employee who wore red today and sent in a photo, Stotler Hayes Group will make a donation to the American Heart Association. […]
CMS Announces End of Continuous Enrollment Provision Allowing States to Restart Annual Renewal/Redetermination of Medicaid Benefits Provision
As a result of the COVID pandemic and Public Health Emergency (“PHE”), Congress enacted legislation which required states claiming an increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (“FMAP”), i.e., a temporary 6.2 percentage point increase, to implement continuous enrollment. In other words, as skilled nursing facilities likely all know, state Medicaid agencies were unable to […]
2023 COLA Increase to Social Security benefits: How to ensure minimum disruption in resident’s ongoing benefits
Social Security (SS) and Supplemental Security (SSI) benefits will increase in 2023 by an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The increased SS benefits begin this month January 2023, while the increased payments to SSI beneficiaries began on December 30, 2022. In 2023, the average Social Security retiree’s monthly income will be $1,827, a $146 increase from […]
What Is a Legal Agent? A Quick Guide to Agency Law for Senior Living and LTC Healthcare Providers
A common question that your legal counsel may ask you is whether your resident or patient has a Legal Agent. This is important information to provide to your attorney and document in your records, but what does it mean, and why is it important? What is a Legal Agent? A legal agent (“Agent”) is a […]
CMS’ Mandate Temporarily Blocked in 24 States
For the third time in as many weeks, providers were handed conflicting decisions from two different federal appellate courts: the Fifth Circuit reversed the nationwide ban except in the 14 states named in the District litigation, whereas the Eight Circuit upheld the ban in 10 states. As a result of this most recent flurry of […]
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