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ANA Applauds CMS for Establishing Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Staffing Standards

Capitol Beat

That is why we are pleased about a recent regulatory win—the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule aimed at bolstering nurse staffing at long-term care (LTC) facilities. We will continue to seek opportunities to protect this rule and promote similar efforts.

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Why Nurse Practitioners are a Solution to Rural Healthcare Challenges

Health Leaders | Nursing

With more than 100 million Americans lacking access to primary care, employing more nurse practitioners (NPs) and allowing them to practice at the top of their license is critical to making healthcare more accessible in rural areas, NP leaders say. of full-time NPs seeing Medicare patients and 82% seeing Medicaid patients.

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Prescriptions for fruits and vegetables can improve the health of people with diabetes and other ailments, new study finds

American Nurse

produce prescription locations operated by Wholesome Wave , a nonprofit that promotes access to affordable, healthy food. Eight state Medicaid programs have received or applied for federal waivers that would allow Medicaid to pay for produce prescriptions for up to six months for some people. We pooled data from 22 U.S.

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Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Health Providers

Health Leaders | Nursing

The only thing we request of community hospitals is promotion." Each state licenses and regulates its own providers through state medical boards, and not everyone is comfortable treating a patient in another state through telehealth. of full-time NPs seeing Medicare patients and 82% seeing Medicaid patients.

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The CMS Minimum Staffing Rule Is Final: Here Are 5 Takeaways

IntelyCare

Nearly eight months have passed since The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to set minimum staffing standards for nursing homes. Others were concerned that the minimal standards didn’t go far enough to promote safer care. The dust has settled — for now. This means that in addition to the 0.55

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Minimum Nursing Home Staffing Standards: A Good Start, But Not Quite There

Amercan Journal of Nursing

On Sep 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for their widely anticipated minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. In the past, this has come through mechanisms such as wage pass throughs and Medicaid Incentive Payment Programs. HPRD—and nurse aides (NAs)—2.45

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ANA Makes Nurses’ Voices Heard on Equity and Efficiency

Capitol Beat

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs. In sharing provider experiences, ANA made sure to promote nurse and patient wellbeing and safety issues in its comments.

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