LeadingAge on April 14th submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning a proposed rule that would require nursing homes enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid to disclose and submit certain ownership, managerial, and other information to CMS and state Medicaid agencies. We have posted an article with a link to our comments and additional background about the proposed rule. We expressed support for efforts to ensure that older adults and families receive quality care in nursing homes, including the goals of transparency with respect to ownership and management. And we also voiced support specifically for an aspect of the proposed rule that would require owning and managing entities of skilled nursing facilities to disclose whether they are either a private equity company or a real estate investment trust. Our letter also offered comments and recommendations, however, asking CMS to take steps to lessen the burden of data submission.
