Transparency

New Jersey state lawmakers would place themselves at the front of a push for greater financial transparency of nursing homes with the passage of two bills currently making their way through the Legislature.

A new rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service that requires nursing homes to report more details about their owners met with mixed reviews from providers and owners Wednesday.

A new law intended to make nursing home ownership more transparent in Connecticut is likely to slow down mergers, although leading sector advocates remain in a wait-and-see mode. 

Well, we certainly can’t say the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services always misses with its promises.

Providers had a mixed response Wednesday afternoon to a new effort to create more public awareness of nursing home ownership, in particular when facilities share a parent organization.

Connecticut’s nursing home owners will be required to disclose ties to private equity companies or real estate investment trusts under new state rules. 

Some nursing home owners and advocates on Monday criticized federal officials for lumping together private equity investors and healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts in its yearlong focus on...

NASHVILLE, TN — Many providers renewed their concerns about staffing constraints, workforce retention and the survey process during a rare live forum with a top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...

CHICAGO — More transparency and accountability of nursing homes owners will remain a top focus for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as it implements reforms in the coming year, according...

President Biden’s call for nursing home reform must extend to the industry’s clinical leadership as well, a top clinician advocate contends. A public directory would be a step toward transparency...