LeadingAge Submits Letter to CMS – Request to Rescind New Policy in QSO-23-05-NH

LeadingAge Submits Letter to CMS – Request to Rescind New Policy in QSO-23-05-NH

Katie Smith-Sloan, President and CEO of LeadingAge, has sent a letter to Administrator Brooks-LaSure at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) to rescind the new policy outlined in QSO-23-05-NH that involves posting citations actively under dispute on Nursing Home Care Compare. Currently, these citations are withheld from Nursing Home Care Compare during the IDR/IIDR process and only posted publicly when the IDR/IIDR process has been completed. This policy change is deemed consistent with a commitment to transparency, but it threatens irresponsible use of critical information.

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March 9, 2023