Digital practice in LTC: Impact of AI, AR and digital technologies
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 15, 2018
Many of us working on reform since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid in the turbulent 1960s witnessed reform in the guise of reworking, re-engineering, redevising, recreating, redesigning and refashioning.
Kerry and Edwards see healthcare as key in presidential race
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 08, 2004
Both presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and his running mate Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) proposed large-scale healthcare reforms during the primary race, some of which could...
Nursing home improvements don’t come without workforce investments first: analysis
By
Danielle Brown
May 27, 2022
Quality improvements in nursing homes sought by the federal government and industry stakeholders won’t happen without first making investments to ensure the industry’s workforce is “well-prepared...
LTC-favored provisions were saved in final tax bill version
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 08, 2018
The House passed a sweeping tax reform bill Dec. 20 that the Senate had tweaked and approved hours earlier in the middle of the night. The conversion of a few Senate holdouts in the days previous erased...
Obama creates White House Office of Health Reform
Apr 10, 2009
President Obama Wednesday officially created the White House Office of Health Reform, establishing healthcare reform as a top priority for his administration.
Nursing home reform bill ‘definitely’ has traction in Congress
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 14, 2021
Nursing home providers can expect even more scrutiny from Congressional lawmakers this year due to the pandemic’s devastating impact on the sector — and the first piece of reform legislation is already...
A three minute memory test could catch reversible cognitive impairment
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 19, 2019
The American Academy of Neurology is recommending an annual cognitive assessment for everyone over the age of 65.
Nursing homes and the welcoming of reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 03, 2022
Long-term care operators should actually welcome many of the reforms proposed by the administration this week.
House committee closer to compromise, senators tentatively agree to cut Medicare
Jul 30, 2009
Representatives appear to be inching closer to a compromise on healthcare reform. That comes as senators consider reducing Medicare spending to trim the cost of a reform package.
‘Transparency’ bill rankles for-profits
By
Liza Berger
Apr 01, 2008
The for-profit long-term care community has been digesting a bitter tasting piece of proposed new legislation in recent weeks.