New CMS Guidance Restricts Third-Party Guarantee Regarding Nursing Facility Payment
On November 18, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance related to the prohibition against admission agreements containing language requesting or requiring a third-party guarantee of payment.
CMS Final Rule Increasing Minimum Staffing Standards in Nursing Homes Challenged in Texas, Iowa Federal Courts
In response to and in an effort to block the expanded staffing requirements, the Attorney General of Texas filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, and recently, twenty state Attorney Generals filed suit
58 HBS Attorneys Recognized as The Best Lawyers in America® Award Recipients
Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is pleased to announce that 58 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
CMS Finalizes Rule Increasing Minimum Staffing Standards in Nursing Homes
On April 22, 2024, The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services released a final rule that implements new minimum nurse staffing requirements in nursing homes...
New Rule Requires Increased Transparency in Nursing Home Ownership
On November 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule requiring increased transparency in nursing home ownership...
Recent OIG Report Could Result in a Revamp & Refocus of Georgia’s Nursing Facility Survey Process
On September 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report expressing concerns about life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control compliance in Georgia nursing faciliti
55 Hall Booth Smith Lawyers Recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers® Award Recipients
We're pleased to announce that 55 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Medicaid Unwinding: 4 Steps Nursing Facilities Should Take as the Public Health Emergency Ends
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), allowing the federal government to take on a greater share of Medicaid costs and expanding protections for consumers...
Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Honored by The Best Lawyers In America 2023
47 lawyers from the firm have been honored in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Biden-Harris Administration’s Plans to Crack Down on Nursing Homes Indicate Upcoming Uptick in Survey Activity
On March 1, 2022, President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address—announcing plans “to set higher standards for nursing homes” and to “crack down on the ‘Wall Street firms’” allegedly taking over nursing homes...