Skilled Nursing News, Feb. 20, 2026: Data collected from these assessments, and the way they are counted, will impact future fiscal years, including 2028.
Month: February 2026
MORE HYBRID QM DATA COLLECTION LIKELY AHEAD FOR NURSING HOMES
Skilled Nursing News, Feb. 17, 2026: “We’re not through with these new hybrid claims measures. We’re going to start seeing these become more and more prevalent.”
AHCA’S PORTER PREPARING SKILLED NURSING PROVIDERS FOR TRANSITION TO “FEE-FOR-VALUE” ERA
McKnight’s LTC News, Feb. 10, 2026: “We’re going [away] from what we used to call value-based payment — you should think about Fee-for-Service payments separate from captive payments and all these other structures — and even Fee-for-Service has changed.”
STATES PUSH CMS FOR NEW STAFFING RULES TARGETING FOR-PROFIT NURSING HOMES
McKnight’s LTC News, Feb. 3, 2026: “We urge CMS to enact a replacement regulation that mandates tailored quantitative minimum staffing requirements, which would prevent Medicare and Medicaid fraud, protect vulnerable long-term care residents, and improve access to care,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) wrote Monday.
UP NEXT FOR NURSING HOME SURVEYS: MORE AFTER-HOURS INSPECTIONS, CONSISTENT TEAM STAFFING
McKnight’s LTC News, Feb. 1, 2026: Many of the updates tweak items to reflect information already shared with providers in previous memos, but experts said others have more substantial impact for both surveyors and nursing home teams.