AAHSA members to call lawmakers today, urging them to pass healthcare reform
Jan 26, 2010
The White House has signaled that it may be scaling back the healthcare reform bill, and one long-term care group is speaking out about it.
Democrats look to Medicare Part D checks to sway seniors by November
Aug 17, 2010
Many seniors are still wary of healthcare reform, but Democrats hope some of the new law’s provisions will help win over reluctant elders, according to recent reports.
Proposed cuts would reduce nursing home Medicare payments by $44 billion over 10 years, AHCA finds
Aug 21, 2009
A House healthcare reform bill and a new government regulation together would cut Medicare payments to nursing homes by $44 billion over 10 years. That is according to a new analysis by the American Health...
Most of the $115 billion in newly reported discretionary spending represents existing healthcare reform...
May 17, 2010
The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday released clarification of its analysis showing that $115 billion in discretionary spending will result from the healthcare reform law. Most of that spending...
OIG: Electronic health records vulnerable to mispayments
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 30, 2012
EMRs are expected to become the norm for healthcare providers in the future. But in the infancy of their use, they lack oversight and safeguards, a new report says.
Senate Finance Committee may question Berwick about healthcare reform
Nov 12, 2010
Donald Berwick, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, likely will field questions about healthcare reform when he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee next week.
Finance Committee chairman works to gather bipartisan support for reform bill
Sep 15, 2009
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) is pushing this week to gain support for a healthcare reform bill. One of the legislation’s provisions is to trim the market-basket update for...
Seniors’ anger over health reform could affect outcome of midterm elections
Oct 27, 2010
Frustration over healthcare reform’s Medicare cuts is driving seniors to vote and even campaign for politicians opposed to the Obama administration’s Medicare cuts, according to news reports.
Skyrocketing spending on post-acute care shows need for large bundled payment groups, researchers argue
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McKnight's Staff
May 09, 2013
Post-acute care was the fastest growing major healthcare spending category for government programs between 1994-2009, according to recently released research. The results support large-scale bundled payments...
Report: Medicaid overspent on brand-name drugs
Mar 30, 2011
State Medicaid programs spent $329 million more than necessary by allowing certain prescriptions for brand-name drugs to be filled instead of generics in 2009, a conservative think tank said this week.