Park Place, July 15: 2026: Issued late on July 14 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the SNF sector’s first reaction was to applaud the proposed rule’s fix of a policy error from last year to equalize SNF physician payments to be the same for both long-stay residents and short-stay patients.

McKnight’s LTC News, July 16, 2026: About 1 in 8 (12%) of nursing homes will qualify for the new risk-based survey initially, officials said. The first will take place Sept. 8, which is the same month the new icon will be initiated.

Skilled Nursing News, July 10, 2026: “We have submitted detailed recommendations on a better way to make the nursing home oversight system more effective and efficient while upholding accountability and transparency…”