On April 29, 2022, CMS released its Medicare Advantage and Part D final rule: Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs [CMS-4192-F]. Medicare-Medicaid integration is...
Date of Publication: March 7, 2022 The President announced in the State of the Union actions to heighten nursing facility standards, with a focus on Wall Street investment. The White House released a Fact Sheet on February 28, 2022 that details actions to be taken....
Authors: Elexa Rallos and Tyler Overstreet Cromer On August 26, the Supreme Court struck down the administration’s temporary moratorium on evictions in communities with high levels of COVID-19 infections. This moratorium suspended evictions in over 90 percent of...
While traditional insurance companies sponsor most Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, a growing number of long-term care (LTC) providers—nursing and assisted living facilities—are forming health plans, using special needs plan (SNP) authority under the MA program to focus...
Social need is (rightfully) a growing focus among healthcare policy makers – with recognition that social determinants have considerable impact on one’s health and well-being. There’s a high prevalence of social need among Medicare beneficiaries, with nearly a fifth...
