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Quality Rating System
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Medicaid & Medicare: A Legal Blog
SNFs Suffer Suppressed Star Ratings
Today, we’re tackling a pressing issue that’s been making waves in the skilled nursing facility sector. It’s been about a year and a half since the Centers for Medicare &…
Nursing Home Law Blog
Revised Quality Rating System Gives 29 New Jersey Nursing Homes a One-Star Rating
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised their Nursing Home Compare 5-Star Quality Rating System, giving 29 New Jersey nursing facilities a one-star rating. These updates…
Health Law
MA/PDP Star Ratings: Proposed Technical Changes for 2020
By A. Xavier Baker, Barbara H. Ryland
In the most recent technical changes made to Part C and Part D plans for 2019, CMS codified the star ratings methodology in regulations. Now, CMS is proposing changes to…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Medicare 5 Star Rating System Now Available For Home Health Agencies
By rmorgan
In July, CMS announced the release of its 5 Star Rating System for Home Health Agencies (HHA). According to an article in the Kaiser Health News (KHN),[t]he ratings are based…
Health Law
CMS Issues FAQs on Exchange Quality Ratings
On December 17, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published on its website a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on its Quality Rating System (QRS) and Qualified Health…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Improvements Coming to Nursing Home Compare
By rmorgan
Earlier this month, CMS announced that it was going to update and improve the Nursing Home Compare site, which should result in more accurate information available for consumers. According to…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Plans Medicare Quality “Star” Ratings for Hospitals, Dialysis Facilities, Home Health
On June 18, 2014, CMS announced in a blog posting that it is planning to add a “Five Star” quality rating system to the Hospital Compare, Dialysis Facility Compare, and Home…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Seeks Input on Quality Ratings for ACA Exchange Plans
On November 19, 2013, CMS published a notice seeking comments on its proposed Quality Rating System (QRS) framework for rating Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) offered through an ACA Affordable Insurance…
Elder Law Prof Blog
1 in 5 nursing homes fails quality ratings system
"One in five of the nation's 15,700 nursing homes have consistentlyreceived poor ratings for overall quality, a USA Today analysis of newgovernment data finds. More than a quarter-million patients live…