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Monday, March 29, 2021

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Post-Acute Now is HCPro’s exclusive virtual event taking place on April 15th, 2021. The half-day event features sessions on topics that matter to post-acute professionals, such as COVID-19, infection control and prevention. Register now for free!

Skilled Nursing Facility

CMS releases updated Medicare COVID-19 snapshot

Updated COVID-19 snapshot data reveals that more than 2.7 million Medicare beneficiaries were diagnosed with COVID-19, and nearly 700,000 beneficiaries were hospitalized with COVID-19, between January 1, 2020 to December 26, 2020. Highlights from the latest snapshot include: Since the last snapshot released in January 2021, COVID-19 cases increased by more than 790,000 and hospitalizations …

Featured Podcast

Compliance tips for 2021

Industry expert Reg Hislop joins us to talk about top compliance issues for SNFs in 2021. Be sure to check out our deep dive into this topic on a May 11th webinar for Skilled Nursing Week. Listen on SoundCloud Listen on iTunes Connect Listen on Spotify

Home Health

Senate vote keeps delay for sequestration cuts on track

A bill to delay 2% across-the-board Medicare payment cuts is heading back to the House after a key vote of support in the Senate on Thursday, March 25. Even though the signing of the bill will likely be delayed until mid-April, the 90-2 vote in the Senate will likely mean current Medicare payment rates will …