Skilled Nursing News February 4, 2025
The Trump administration’s communications freeze, which has indefinitely blocked a majority of external communications by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), continues to cause turmoil for nursing home operators.
This freeze, imposed last week, has disrupted the flow of key health care data, and extends to several federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
At nursing homes, it is causing problems for some facilities by delaying updates to their Star ratings and other public health measures that rely on the CMS data. Some operators have expressed concerns about how the freeze has complicated their ability to monitor facility performance and manage their public image, and worry that it could soon have an impact on...
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