Providers unhappy over MedPAC recommendation on nursing home payment reductions
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 16, 2012
The commission recommends reduction in Medicare SNF payments in 2014 and reductions for facilities with high rehospitalization rates.
CMS delays implementation of stricter claims transmission standards
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 16, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday it is again pushing back the deadline for compliance with a set of claims transmission standards.
The crowd is NOT gathering (no need online!), but they are signing up en masse for next week’s...
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 16, 2012
Providers from around the country are already making the sixth annual McKnight’s Online Expo the most successful version yet. They have signed up in record numbers for the virtual trade show, which...
IPAB repeal to be tied to malpractice legislation
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 14, 2012
House Republicans plan to tie the repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board to medical malpractice legislation when Congress resumes next week.
Federal prosecutors reject $1 billion J & J settlement
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 12, 2012
Government prosecutors rejected a proposed settlement worth roughly $1 billion with pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson over questionable marketing tactics for the antipsychotic Risperdal.
Prudential to discontinue individual long-term care insurance policies
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 09, 2012
Insurance stalwart Prudential Financial announced Wednesday that it is exiting the long-term care insurance business.
House committee votes to repeal Medicare payment board
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 06, 2012
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s Medicare payment board Tuesday morning.
Affordable Care Act authorizes $3 billion to keep elderly and disabled out of nursing homes
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 02, 2012
The Affordable Care Act has freed up $3 billion in grant money available to states looking to keep elderly and disabled individuals out of long-term care institutions.
House subcommittee passes repeal of Medicare payment board
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 01, 2012
As expected, a House subcommittee voted Wednesday to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s Medicare payment advisory board in a 17-5 bipartisan vote.
Kindred posts 4Q loss, shedding dozens of facilities
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 24, 2012
As it recovers from a bruising fourth quarter, Kindred Healthcare said it would not renew seven Ventas lease bundles containing 64 facilities in 2013.