Kathleen Wilson, Deputy Director, Division of Nursing Homes, CMS
CMS boss: We are partners
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is focused on rooting out fraud, Administrator Donald Berwick said in a recent video interview with McKnight’s Editorial Director John O’Connor.
Final ACO rule offers additional incentives
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
The final rule on Accountable Care Organizations provides more flexibility for eligible providers and increases the amount of possible bonuses.
GOP pushes for repeal of the CLASS Act
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
The CLASS Act may have gone into hibernation, but Senate Republicans want it dead.
McKnight’s Roundtable: Taking stock of a field at the crossroads
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
A robust panel sizes up challenges and opportunities — and how best to meet them
HCP will pay Ventas $125M
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
The war between Ventas and HCP appears to be over.
REITs continue buying binge, with smaller deals on the rise
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
Despite the slow creep back toward traditional bank financing, real estate investment trusts (REITS) continued their buying sprees this fall.
Agreement declared void in dementia case
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
A U.S. Court of Appeals has agreed that an arbitration agreement signed by a nursing home resident with dementia is void.
Use caution evaluating CCRC applicants, legal expert warns
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
A continuing care retirement community must make sure it is using standard, uniform questions in screening applicants, experts emphasized at the LeadingAge convention.
A founder, and a keeper
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
At LeadingAge’s 50th anniversary celebration in October, Howard Washburn was applauded, thanked and much sought after.