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Agencies Offer Regulatory Relief for Long-Term Care Facilities Amid Unprecedented Devastation from Hurricane Helene

Smith Anderson on 10/8/2024

Hurricane Helene has left unprecedented devastation across western North Carolina, impacting the lives of residents and staff in long-term care facilities. Dozens of facilities are coping with flooding, property damage, power...more

CMS Proposes Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/8/2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule on Sept. 1, 2023, that, if finalized, would impose minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities participating in Medicare or Medicaid....more

CMS Rapidly Approves Section 1135 Waivers in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic - Update

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/27/2020

This content was last updated as of Thursday, April 24 at 12:00 p.m. CST- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues its issuance of Section 1135 waivers, waiving or modifying certain Medicare, Medicaid,...more

CMS Rapidly Approves Section 1135 Waivers in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/10/2020

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues its issuance of Section 1135 waivers, waiving or modifying certain Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) requirements to ensure that...more

CMS Expands Blanket Waivers to Help Hospitals and Other Providers

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog on 4/1/2020

On March 30, 2020, CMS issued numerous additional blanket waivers to give providers greater flexibility in responding to COVID-19. (See https://www.cms.gov/files/document/summary-covid-19-emergency-declaration-waivers.pdf)....more

Connecticut Enacts Health Care Legislation in June Special Session

Robinson & Cole LLP on 8/13/2015

On June 29 and 30, 2015, the Connecticut General Assembly conducted a special legislative session following the close of the 2015 regular session. Among other things, the General Assembly passed a bill to implement the state...more

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