Daily Nurse
JUNE 9, 2025
healthcare system continues to grapple with a historic nursing shortage, the proposed FY 2026 federal budget threatens to accelerate the crisis through sweeping cuts to nursing education, research, and Medicaid support—posing profound implications for workforce sustainability, patient access, and innovation. As the U.S.
Diversity Nursing
JUNE 13, 2025
AdventHealth is further expanding its commitment to women's services with two new locations opening in 2026. The Washington State Legislature has also extended Medicaid benefits for mothers from six weeks to a year postpartum, recognizing the increased risk of maternal mortality for those without benefits.
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The Relentless School Nurse
MAY 30, 2025
Medicaid billing, local grants, and partnerships with community health agencies can help support and sustain nursing services even when traditional funding falters. My summer blog posts will take a deeper look at what protective factors school nurses can leverage to face the 2025 – 2026 school year. More to come…
Relias
MAY 29, 2025
Starting on January 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement new Local Coverage Determinations (LCD), which will affect the use of cellular and tissue-based products (CTPs), also known as skin substitute grafts, for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and venous leg ulcers (VLUs).
Relias
MAY 16, 2025
Over a decade ago, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) focused on reducing 30-day readmissions for high-volume, high-cost conditions like heart failure, pneumonia, and total joint replacements. However, HRRP was often criticized for being narrow in scope.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
JULY 14, 2022
In support of these goals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), acting under the direction of the Department of Health and Human Services, issued a proposed rule in the federal register in April titled Fiscal Year 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule).
Health Leaders | Nursing
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The requirements would be phased in, starting in May 2026. billion a year, a 2% increase in expenses, though the changes do not include increases in federal Medicare or Medicaid payments. Four in 5 homes would have to increase staffing. Staffing is everything in terms of nursing-home quality," said R.
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