Capitol Beat

JULY 24, 2024

Here is what you need to know: The House Appropriations Committee recently advanced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) bill. 2418 ) and its effort to remove regulatory barriers that Medicare patients face when attempting to see advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).

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Medicare APRN Long Term Care Medicaid 40

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Supporting the CMS Long-term Care (LTC) Staffing Rule: The new regulations require LTC facilities have a RN on site 24/7 and establish minimum staffing levels. Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) (H.R. The issues prioritized for discussion with our legislators were: Restricting Mandatory Overtime for Nurses (H.R.

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APRN Long Term Care Medicaid Medicare 52

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act (S. 2713): The ICAN Act removes outdated Medicare and Medicaid practice barriers placed on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN’s), promoting patient access to healthcare services delivered by their provider of choice.

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Relias

MARCH 1, 2023

According to a recent National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) survey, one-fifth of nursing care respondents anticipate that occupancy levels will not return to the pre-pandemic rate until 2025 or beyond. She encouraged hospital providers to increase the amount to 80%-90%.

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Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

A McKinsey & Company survey shows that up to $265 billion worth of care services could shift from traditional healthcare facilities to the home by 2025. Department and Human Services found that Medicare visits conducted through telehealth in 2020 increased 63-fold, from about 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 Penalties rise to $1M.

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