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
The Georgia Department of Community Health (“DCH”) board recently introduced proposed updates to long-term care facility standards, impacting background check requirements, care models for at-risk youth, and staffing...more
2/27/2025
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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
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
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
12/7/2023
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced it is expanding access to behavioral health services for Medicare beneficiaries through intensive outpatient services coverage. In general, Medicare will cover...more
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
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
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Proposed Rule on July 10, 2023, that, if finalized, will revise the Medicare Provider Enrollment requirements to expand the current Home Health Agency (“HHA”)...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
Effective July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a period of enhanced oversight for new hospices in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas. According to the Medicare Learning Network...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
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
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
An additional $15 million will be allocated to states for planning grants related to behavioral health clinics as announced on October 18, 2022, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). This funding stems...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