Part 1: Support and Opposition of CMS Imminent Rule
The Centre for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMC) released a proposed rule document highlighting measures aimed at improving the long-term care systems. The proposed rule focuses on reducing excessive hospital readmissions and infections, improving the quality of care, and implementing new safety procedures. This move counts as one of the first major refurbishments of the Medicaid governed care systems since the establishment of the rules that presently accommodate over 70% of the total Medicaid enrollees (Haskins, 2015). Some Stakeholders have commended CMC efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness the long-term care systems. However, benefits of the proposed rule ...
