Mandatory Medicare reporting for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) has been delayed to August 1, 2025, to the relief of many in the industry. As a reminder, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) required the...more
With few exceptions, licensed Georgia providers, including but not limited to, nursing homes, assisted living communities, personal care homes, hospices, home health agencies, and community living arrangements, will now file...more
In this episode, AGG Post-Acute & Long-Term Care co-chair Jason Bring is joined by AGG Healthcare partner Alex Foster to discuss a recent OIG report highlighting Provider Relief Fund compliance issues within the hospice...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued an updated version of the Form CMS-855A that requires additional disclosures for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”). Effective October 1, 2024, the revised Form...more
The California Legislature recently passed Assembly Bill 3129 (“AB 3129” or the “Bill”), which, if signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, would increase oversight of healthcare entity transactions involving private...more
Efforts to draw attention to and, in some instances, dissuade private equity investment in healthcare have been on the rise. For example, in late 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a rule increasing...more
Overview - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is launching a new model aimed at improving the quality of care and health outcomes for individuals with behavioral health (“BH”) problems. The model, announced...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule on November 15, 2023 (published on November 17, 2023) (the “Rule”), requiring greater skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) ownership transparency. The...more
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has finalized 2024 home health rules to include application of the home health “36-month rule” to hospice providers. The revised rule will forbid any change in majority...more
The Illinois Legislature recently passed HB2222, new antitrust legislation that will require advance notice to the attorney general for “covered transactions” between healthcare facilities and healthcare provider entities. If...more
In another step in the years-long process of increasing transparency in the nursing home industry, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has begun posting nursing home affiliations on Nursing Home Care Compare....more
AGG’s Home Health & Hospice team publishes a quarterly newsletter covering legal and regulatory topics specific to the home and community-based healthcare industry. The fields of end-of-life and home healthcare present...more
AGG’s Home Health & Hospice team publishes a quarterly newsletter covering legal and regulatory topics specific to the home and community-based healthcare industry. The fields of end-of-life and home healthcare present...more
On April 20, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) publicly released data on home health and hospice agency ownership for the first time. The data is derived from self-reported information (primarily...more
In recent years, the Biden administration and Congress have pushed for greater transparency in skilled nursing facility ownership. In an effort focused on increased ownership disclosures specifically related to private equity...more
Providers who received Provider Relief Funds (“Funds”) exceeding $10,000 in the aggregate between July 1 and December 31, 2021, are required to file reports on use of funds during Reporting Period 4. The Fund Reporting...more
In this episode, Jason Bring, AGG Healthcare partner and co-chair of the Post-Acute & Long-Term Care industry team; Matt Brohm, AGG Healthcare partner and co-chair of the Healthcare Private Equity team; and Alex Foster, AGG...more
The Georgia Department of Community Health (“DCH”) recently announced its intent to revise the Georgia regulations governing the hospital permit requirement, specifically Ga. Comp. R. & Regs 111-8-40-.03. The proposed rule...more
Applicants for personal care home (“PCH”) and assisted living community (“ALC”) licenses in Georgia will now submit a revised financial stability affidavit with any initial or change of ownership application. The revised...more
California enacted a slew of hospice reforms in 2021, including a minimum one-year hospice license moratorium. However, 2022 has brought more changes. Assembly Bill 2673, which was initially introduced in early 2022 but...more
After more than two years since the initial Provider Relief Fund (“Fund”) disbursement, hospices are beginning to see audits of their Fund expenditures by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Office of the...more
In a previous article, we discussed Georgia’s announcement to award over $217 million to eligible healthcare facilities as a result of the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), which was signed into law by Congress on March 11,...more
Parties typically involved in the ownership or operation of a skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) or assisted living facility (“ALF”) include the property owner, operator/licensee, and management company. For a variety of...more
The nursing home industry has seen increased efforts by the federal government to enhance transparency, with a focus on ownership disclosures (both past and present ownership) of facilities enrolled in Medicare. The efforts...more
On July 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its first-ever nationally standardized Home- and Community-Based Services (“HCBS”) quality measure set to encourage consistent quality...more