Earlier this month, in an attempt to fight for nursing home residents’ rights, a coalition of consumer and health advocacy groups sent a strongly-worded letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The coalition attempted to persuade the agency to abandon its plan to repeal an Obama-era rule prohibiting the inclusion of … [Read more...]
Government Agency to Delay Improvements for Elderly-Disabled, Again
CMS Might Delay the Implementation of CoPs for HHAs The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule on April 3rd that, if enacted, would push back the implementation date of the new home health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) to January 13th, 2018. That’s six months after the originally intended date of July 13th, … [Read more...]
