The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to offer up to $20 million to boost the registered nurse (RN) ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has introduced significant updates to the long-term care surveyor guidelines, aiming to enhance the quality and oversight of the survey process.

Paul region could gain an average of $900 per episode of included care, the report said, while Denver providers stand to lose $1,300 per episode, on average. Related: Medicare promoting 'age ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has introduced significant updates to the long-term care surveyor guidelines, aiming to enhance the quality and oversight of the survey process.

Despite congressional failure to stop across-the-board cuts, CMS officials detailed efforts to boost prevention and primary care’s value. For the fifth straight year, physicians are facing a cut in ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Long-term care insurance isn’t as prevalent as other types of insurance, despite the fact that long-term care may eventually ...

Medicaid spending made up 18% of the total, with spending growing by 7.9% last year, a slower growth rate than that found in 2022 or 2021. Spending on hospital care grew by 10.4% in 2023 ...

However, the risk of self-funding is that long-term care costs can be unpredictable and steep. According to Genworth’s Cost of Care Survey, the median cost for a private room in a nursing home ...

Medicare offers a hospice benefit to plan holders with a terminal health condition. This benefit allows individuals to receive quality end-of-life palliative care. Hospice care provides support ...

It works with providers of both stand-alone and hybrid long-term care policies, as well as Medicare Advantage, prescription drug plans, critical illness plans and other products for seniors.