The House-approved Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have held employers liable for unlimited punitive damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, recently collapsed in the Senate.
MedPAC focuses on nursing home rehospitalizations
Oct 10, 2008
Congress’s advisory panel on Medicare matters is examining rehospitalization rates of nursing home residents. Staff members for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission told commissioners last week...
Latest funding deal sidesteps fiscal cliff
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2013
Providers generally lauded a deal that kept the nation from going over the so-called fiscal cliff in January. Spared were automatic Medicare cuts to physicians and facilities.
Healthcare workers should get flu shot, CDC recommends
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 05, 2007
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has updated immunization recommendations for the flu.
Sun Healthcare reports first-quarter loss
By
Haymarket Media
May 13, 2004
Sun Healthcare reported a quarterly loss of $10.4 million Tuesday, compared with a loss of $13.3 million in the year ago quarter, mostly due to restructuring costs. The Irvine, CA-based nursing home chain...
Nursing homes rally against reform cuts
By
Liza Berger
Sep 01, 2009
Long-term care associations launched grassroots campaigns last month to lobby against proposed Medicare cuts.
VA to propose easier funding access for rural nursing homes
By
Aug 23, 2017
Rural veterans may soon have easier access to long-term care under a future proposal being considered by Veterans Affairs officials.
Trump card: ACA’s future now in doubt
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2016
While President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act, long-term care experts noted that coordinated care for seniors is likely to remain a priority under him.
2017 Color of the Year announced
Aug 30, 2016
Sherwin-Williams has named Poised Taupe (SW 6039) as the 2017 Color of the Year.
Joerns RecoverCare releases microclimate overlay system
Dec 22, 2014
Joerns RecoverCare has launched ClimateCare™, a mattress coverlet system.