Skilled Nursing News December 20, 2022
Among other spending allocations, Congress released an omnibus bill with provisions related to nursing homes and long-term care.
The spending package calls for a “strategy for long-term care for aging veterans” and a study on the costs of serious mental illness, including in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities.
The bill, which Congress is expected to vote on within the next week, also includes a two-year extension of Medicare telehealth provisions put in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The legislation also includes a two-year delay in implementing the Medicare telemental health in-person requirement, a two-year extension of the safe harbor to offer telehealth in High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) with Health Savings Account (HSAs), and a two-year extension...
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