What’s happening in the Senate is no thing of beauty
By
John O'Connor
Jul 17, 2017
When it comes to the Senate’s latest healthcare bill, providers have unloaded many valid criticisms of it. Sadly, they may be irrelevant. It’s easy to get so caught up in this legislation’s...
Increasing understanding of Medicaid
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 13, 2017
When you leave the world of long-term care, you realize how much you know without even knowing it.
Nursing home marketing pros, this is your time to shine
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 12, 2017
So many times you see individuals who don’t typically get the company headlines hoping to, well, make themselves known and earn some recognition. Nursing home marketers, your table is ready.
Catching nurse impostors — if you can
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Jul 11, 2017
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Catch Me If You Can,” you’ve probably wondered how in the world the protagonist could get away with his scheme of working jobs he had no qualifications...
Laugh at Illinois if you must. Just don’t be next.
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2017
It took more than 700 days, the threat of junk bond status, hefty tax hikes and the spectacle of two stubborn old men playing high-stakes chicken. But Illinois finally has an operating budget. Is this...
Why nursing homes can exhale — but not get complacent
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 07, 2017
The announced delay of full enforcement of new survey requirements is indeed good news for nursing home operators and all of their compliance officers. Their blood pressure should now lower a few millimeters....
One threat removed, but even bigger one remains
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2017
Make no mistake: Long-term care providers will take a victory wherever they can, and the Trump administration’s move to rescind the Obama administration’s ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements...
How do people really feel about the ACA?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2017
When it comes to social media, I tend to think providers worry a little too much.
The House just bet on tort reform. When will they ever learn?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 05, 2017
The long-term care field quickly embraced last week’s House vote to enact some long-overdue tort reform. That’s not so surprising, but don’t get too carried away just yet, is my advice.
The secret to success … you
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 30, 2017
Readers help make McKnight’s the outstanding professional news source it has become. So it is that we come to a recent email to the editor.