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Provider (08/03/2020) – Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) will see an increase in their Medicare payment rates. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 31 issued the final rule for the SNF prospective payment system (PPS) fiscal year (FY) 2021 update. Full story »
McKnight's Senior Living (08/04/2020) – More than 18 million people have been infected by coronavirus worldwide, about a quarter of them in the United States. And healthcare experts say it likely will be years before the costs for those who have recovered can be fully calculated, according to Reuters interviews with approximately a dozen physicians and health economists. Full story »
McKnight's LTCN (07/31/2020) – Nursing homes will receive a 2.2% Medicare pay boost for fiscal 2021, federal officials announced Friday. The rate reflects a 0.1% change from the net 2.3% market basket update originally proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 10. Full story »
Fierce Healthcare (07/29/2020) – Average Part D premiums are set to take a slight uptick in 2021, according to the Trump administration.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates the average basic premium in Part D will be $30.50 next year, a slight increase from $30 in 2020 but still the second-lowest premium rate ever. Full story »
McKnight's LTCN (07/28/2020) – Almost four months into the pandemic and conducting over 10,000 telehealth visits a month, we have learned quite a bit about how to facilitate successful telehealth services in SNFs. Full story »
NPR (07/27/2020) – For years, public health officials have been trying to dispel the myth that people who get a flu shot are more likely to get Alzheimer's disease. They are not. And now there is evidence that vaccines that protect against the flu and pneumonia may actually protect people from Alzheimer's, too. Full story »
News Star (07/25/2020) – Ruston attorneys Add and Shelley Goff have seen firsthand the sad reality of families being separated and not being able to communicate with elderly relatives due to the COVID-19 crisis. Full story »
McKnight's Senior Living (07/24/2020) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday the state is making progress toward slowing the spread of COVID-19 cases in assisted living, skilled nursing and nursing homes. Full story »