In the past few years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has significantly increased its utilization of discretionary denials of payment ...

In the past few years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has significantly increased its utilization of discretionary denials of payment for new admissions (DDPNAs) as a remedy in federal ...

Coffee and tea drinkers have a reduced risk for head and neck cancer (HNC), according to research published online Dec. 23 in ...

Even as the pandemic fades further into the past, other concerns constantly threaten the skilled nursing sector, leading long ...

The impetus behind the closures of county nursing homes include mounting financial pressures that oftentimes only selling can ...

More than 20% of SNF did not comply with Medicare guidelines that require the disclosure of related-party transactions.

Let’s say you’re having a bad day. A jealous coworker ran over your foot with the med cart, and/or someone selfish didn’t ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) as the first prescription medication for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced significant updates to the long-term care surveyor ...

The US Food and Drug Administration wants to redefine the meaning of healthy food, issuing a new rule Thursday that changes ...

Did you ever stop to think about what Santa might want to bring you vs. what you asked him for? That might scare some.

McKnight’s Long-Term Care News columnists made sure 2024 didn’t pass by without sharing a profound amount of insight and ...