CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz announced Monday that his agency is moving forward with $75 million in funding to support a long-awaited tuition reimbursement and training program for nursing home staff.

CMS on Monday updated its nursing home staffing campaign website for the first time since January, revealing that the program’s major incentives won’t be ready for launch until at least next spring.

Advocates are urging CMS to reinstate mandatory federal training requirements for nursing aides working directly with nursing home residents, citing safety concerns, Bloomberg Law reported Dec. 10.

CMS will assess states’ scope of practice laws for physician assistants in determining funding through its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. The program’s application incorporates the ...

Nursing homes may get more time to certify temporary nurse aides hired under relaxed training rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. In revised guidance issued Monday, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An advocacy group wants CMS to update regulations to allow dialysis machine manufacturers and non-nursing ...

Medicare agencies and brokers juggle lead pipelines, sales targets, agent coaching and the never-ending stream of compliance ...