| Regulatory Improvements—and What Comes Next | 15853 | | The end of 2025 and beginning of 2026 brought meaningful changes and updates to compliance-related guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—and these updates reflect years of focused advocacy by the American Health Care Asso... | 3/13/2026 7:16:09 PM | 3/13/2026 7:16:09 PM | Provider Magazine / Issues / 2026 / Spring / Regulatory Improvements—and What Comes Next Regulatory Improvements—and What Comes Next
Recent compliance guidance from CMS | STS_ListItem_850 | | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Issues/2026/Spring/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | 1309 | 824 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.providermagazine.com | html | False | | aspx | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Issues/2026/Spring | {1B935833-5C4B-4E7D-9007-AF0500180910} | | | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Content Web Parts/Item_MagazineArticleFull.js | 32;16 | 32 |
| Why Advocacy is Crucial for Assisted Living | 9265 | | Advocacy is critical in helping policymakers
understand how unique the assisted living model is and how it varies
state to state. LaShuan Bethea, executive director of the National
Center for Assisted Living (NCAL), talks with Provider magazine ... | 2/12/2026 2:43:56 PM | 2/12/2026 2:43:56 PM | Provider Magazine / Video Resources / ProviderTV / Why Advocacy is Crucial for Assisted Living Why Advocacy is Crucial for Assisted Living
2/12/2026
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| Medicare Advantage Denials of Post-Acute Care Occur Often | 11130 | | With more than half of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan, a survey from the American Health Care Association (AHCA) finds that MA plans are denying or delaying medically necessary post-acute care, often agai... | 12/19/2025 9:53:06 PM | 12/19/2025 9:53:06 PM | Provider Magazine / Issues / 2025 / Winter / Medicare Advantage Denials of Post-Acute Care Occur Often With more than half of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a | STS_ListItem_850 | | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Issues/2025/Winter/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | 2100 | 180 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.providermagazine.com | html | False | | aspx | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Issues/2025/Winter | {A96F4221-701E-4E60-BE30-1E8811D939B0} | | | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Content Web Parts/Item_MagazineArticleFull.js | 32;16 | 32 |
| CMS Releases the FY26 Mission and Priority Document | 6856 | | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Mission and Priority Document (MPD) ,
which is issued annually to direct and prioritize the agency’s work for
the year. The document reflects regulatory chang... | 9/29/2025 8:02:14 PM | 9/29/2025 8:02:14 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / CMS Releases the FY26 Mission and Priority Document The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Mission and | STS_ListItem_850 | | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Articles/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | 1722 | 91 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.providermagazine.com | html | False | | aspx | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Articles | {2BAC5435-7FB2-4937-811F-CDB8F5B38674} | | | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Content Web Parts/Item_BreakingNews.js | 31;16 | 31 |
| NCAL Endorses the Expanding Service Coordinators Act | 7392 | | The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) has endorsed the re-introduction of the Expanding Service Coordinators Act, which would make critical investments and reforms to expand the service coordinator programs to serve more people in federally ... | 9/16/2025 1:48:23 PM | 9/16/2025 1:48:23 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / NCAL Endorses the Expanding Service Coordinators Act NCAL Endorses the Expanding Service Coordinators Act
9/15/2025
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| Member Advocacy Yields Medicaid Wins for Long Term Care | 10709 | | On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. The tax and spending cuts bill made substantial changes to Medicaid, but the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and its member advocates were able to shield n... | 9/9/2025 3:25:25 PM | 9/9/2025 3:25:25 PM | Provider Magazine / Issues / 2025 / Fall / Member Advocacy Yields Medicaid Wins for Long Term Care On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act | STS_ListItem_850 | | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Issues/2025/Fall/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | 1407 | 48 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.providermagazine.com | html | False | | aspx | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Issues/2025/Fall | {C5939824-1D3A-4743-8741-4FF15B2D1C20} | | | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Content Web Parts/Item_MagazineArticleFull.js | 32;16 | 32 |
| Now Available: The Final MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual | 7082 | | The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User’s Manual version (v)1.20.1 is now available in the Downloads section on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual page. The MDS 3.0 R... | 9/8/2025 8:02:40 PM | 9/8/2025 8:02:40 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / Now Available: The Final MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual Now Available: The Final MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual
9/8/2025
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| CMS Overhauls RADV Audit Program for Medicare Advantage Plans | 6004 | | In May, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced
a major overhaul of the Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) audit
program, expanding the size, scope, and timeline. CMS conducts annual
RADV audits to ensure the accurac... | 8/27/2025 9:02:44 PM | 8/27/2025 9:02:44 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / CMS Overhauls RADV Audit Program for Medicare Advantage Plans In May, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced
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| CMS Releases Finalized MDS Item Sets and Matrix for Nursing Homes Effective October 1, 2025 | 6489 | | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have posted the final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version 1.20.1v3 and Item Matrix v1.20.1v3 in the Downloads section of their Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) ... | 8/27/2025 6:15:34 PM | 8/27/2025 6:15:34 PM | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have posted the final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version 1.20.1v3 and Item Matrix v1.20.1v3 in the Downloads section of | STS_ListItem_850 | | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Articles/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | 3663 | 114 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.providermagazine.com | html | False | | aspx | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Articles | {8000030B-6B5E-4180-B7C7-58D4BF98B526} | | | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Content Web Parts/Item_BreakingNews.js | 31;16 | 31 |
| Important Compliance and Regulatory Reminders | 6930 | | Background Checks – Compliance Reminder The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released an audit report which reviewed compliance with background checks and abuse-registry
requirements in ski... | 8/27/2025 5:44:29 PM | 8/27/2025 5:44:29 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / Important Compliance and Regulatory Reminders Important Compliance and Regulatory Reminders
8/27/2025
Policy
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| Reminder MDS & Resident Assessments Roles and Responsibilities | 7793 | | In
recent months, federal and state regulators have demonstrated an
increased attention on MDS practices. AHCA/NCAL wants to provide some
reminders on key requirements for MDS roles and responsibilities as well
as highlight resources we have ... | 8/25/2025 2:41:34 PM | 8/25/2025 2:41:34 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / Reminder MDS & Resident Assessments Roles and Responsibilities In
recent months, federal and state regulators have demonstrated an
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| Rationalizing Regulations | 9284 | | Holly Harmon, senior vice president of quality, regulatory, and clinical services at AHCA, spoke with Provider magazine about putting people over paperwork, advancing workforce development, and prioritizing innovation. We can modernize care by focusin... | 8/26/2025 3:20:01 PM | 8/26/2025 3:20:01 PM | Provider Magazine / Video Resources / ProviderTV / Rationalizing Regulations Holly Harmon, senior vice president of quality, regulatory, and clinical services at AHCA, spoke with | STS_ListItem_850 | | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Video-Resources/ProviderTV/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | 1830 | 42 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.providermagazine.com | html | False | | aspx | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Video-Resources/ProviderTV | {2D3504E0-AAD8-49ED-91E9-214A77108047} | | | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Content Web Parts/Item_ProviderTV.js | 33;16 | 33 |
| CMS Posts FY24 SPSS Findings | 6006 | | The
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted the
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 State Performance Standards System (SPSS) findings
through the release of Admin Memo:25-04-ALL .
With the SPSS program, CMS annually assesses e... | 8/20/2025 3:56:00 PM | 8/20/2025 3:56:00 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / CMS Posts FY24 SPSS Findings CMS Posts FY24 SPSS Findings
8/20/2025
CMS
Policy The
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| Long Term Care Voices in Research: What We Are Doing and Why | 6214 | | AHCA/NCAL helps shape and execute federally-funded research across the country that will deliver solutions to our members. We are action-oriented—we want to find out what works to achieve better outcomes in post-acute and long term care (LTC). Our invo... | 6/17/2025 8:47:02 PM | 6/17/2025 8:47:02 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / Long Term Care Voices in Research: What We Are Doing and Why AHCA/NCAL helps shape and execute federally-funded research across the country that will | STS_ListItem_850 | | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Articles/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | 1421 | 25 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.providermagazine.com | html | False | | aspx | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Articles | {2DF80EEB-5AE3-49C6-A17E-70270F0196C8} | | | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Content Web Parts/Item_BreakingNews.js | 31;16 | 31 |
| EBP and MDROs | 10814 | | Infection prevention and control involves numerous interconnected elements, all of which must work together to keep residents, staff, and others safe and ensure regulatory compliance. One element closely connected to EBP use in nursing homes is antibio... | 6/2/2025 2:01:41 PM | 6/2/2025 2:01:41 PM | Provider Magazine / Issues / 2025 / Summer / EBP and MDROs Back to Story
EBP and MDROs
6/1/2025
Caregiving
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| Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate Providers Serving ID/DD Populations | 7457 | | Medicaid cuts would be devastating to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) and those who care for them. Virtually all 55,000 individuals with disabilities residing in the nation’s 5,300 intermediate care facilities (IC... | 10/10/2025 6:38:45 PM | 10/10/2025 6:38:45 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate Providers Serving ID/DD Populations Medicaid cuts would be devastating to individuals with intellectual and | STS_ListItem_850 | | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Articles/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | 7504 | 121 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.providermagazine.com | html | False | | aspx | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Articles | {B53DFF69-F251-470B-8529-E436B6B60120} | | | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Content Web Parts/Item_BreakingNews.js | 31;16 | 31 |
| How to Structure Your Compliance Program | 6974 | | Nursing, assisted living, and post-acute facilities have long been an area of scrutiny by the Office on Inspector General (OIG) as they are high-risk areas. It is important that an organization have a formal compliance program as proactive and prevent... | 10/10/2025 6:32:47 PM | 10/10/2025 6:32:47 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / How to Structure Your Compliance Program How to Structure Your Compliance Program
Robert Rohr 1/21/2025
Management
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| 4 Tips to Improve Section GG Coding Accuracy | 6039 | | Although keeping it simple is often the easiest and most tempting way to complete a task, sometimes it is not the correct way. To ensure the accuracy of section GG’s self-care and mobility items, interdisciplinary team (IDT) involvement and a process ... | 1/9/2024 2:57:27 PM | 1/9/2024 2:57:27 PM | Provider Magazine / Articles / 4 Tips to Improve Section GG Coding Accuracy Although keeping it simple is often the easiest and most tempting way to complete a task, sometimes it | STS_ListItem_850 | | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Articles/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | 7170 | 80 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.providermagazine.com | html | False | | aspx | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Articles | {FC0CAA40-1571-4EAD-A98E-F5D8AD2329F0} | | | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Content Web Parts/Item_BreakingNews.js | 31;16 | 31 |
| Working Together to Advocate for Better Solutions with Mark Parkinson | 9269 | | Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association, explains how providers can work together to advocate for better solutions to the workforce crisis, a possible minimum staffing rule, and other situations facing the long term c... | 7/20/2023 1:54:22 PM | 7/20/2023 1:54:22 PM | Provider Magazine / Video Resources / ProviderTV / Working Together to Advocate for Better Solutions with Mark Parkinson Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health | STS_ListItem_850 | | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Video-Resources/ProviderTV/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | 2064 | 5 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.providermagazine.com | html | False | | aspx | | https://www.providermagazine.com/Video-Resources/ProviderTV | {22169DF3-6A55-4E93-8335-D9353E025B72} | | | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Content Web Parts/Item_ProviderTV.js | 33;16 | 33 |
| Are D-SNPs Enough for Dual Eligibles in Long Term Care? | 6137 | | In 2018 Congress permanently authorized the operation of Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), a Medicare Advantage for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid coverage. The plans were first authorized in 2003 and started providing... | 2/13/2024 8:06:21 PM | 2/13/2024 8:06:21 PM | Are D-SNPs Enough for Dual Eligibles in Long Term Care?
Steve Manning 5/2/2023
Medicare
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