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 […]
Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers Blocked
Providers have, once again, been left in a tenuous position after two federal courts issued orders blocking the previously-issued vaccine mandate from taking effect less than a week before its first effective date. In November, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (“CMS”) advised that all healthcare workers in any setting accepting Medicaid or Medicare reimbursement […]
CMS Nursing Home Staff Vaccination Mandate
CMS issued an Interim Final Rule “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination” on November 5, 2021. Generally, this Rule requires that providers ensure their staff members have received the first dose of the COVID vaccine by December 6, 2021, and the second dose by January 4, 2022, as a condition of […]
Stotler Hayes Group – Medicaid & Medicare
At Stotler Hayes, we believe in action. It’s what happens when an insurmountable obstacle is overcome by just doing something. It’s changing the status quo. Not accepting “no” for an answer. From the firm’s beginning, Stotler Hayes has set out to help you – our clients – secure a payor source for their residents while […]
TennCare Block Grant Funding: What Is It and What it Means for Your Facility
Tennessee has received approval from the federal government for an unprecedented change in the Medicaid program which would convert the TennCare program to a block grant funding system. Tennessee is the first state to receive approval for block grant funding for its Medicaid program – in fact, it’s the only state that has ever asked to receive a block grant. Block grant funding could transform the TennCare program by providing Tennessee with a fixed amount of federal funding for the TennCare program in exchange for an increase in flexibility in how the funding is used and how the TennCare program is administered.
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