Government to send $250 checks to seniors in the Medicare Part D doughnut hole
Jun 01, 2010
Medicare beneficiaries who fall into the Part D prescription drug coverage gap soon will receive checks for $250 to help cover the costs of the drugs, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen...
Big names on Obama’s short list for HHS secretary
Nov 07, 2008
Tom Daschle and Howard Dean are rumored to be possible choices for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in president-elect Barack Obama’s administration.
Bush to have more authority over federal guidance
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Haymarket Media
Jan 31, 2007
President Bush has signed an executive order that could lessen the issuance of federal guidance for long-term care.
Providers keeping close eye on therapy levels as Democrats begin negotiations on reform bills
Jan 08, 2010
While long-term care providers study the effects of bearing the full brunt of Medicare Part B therapy caps, lawmakers will continue closed-doors negotiation sessions on healthcare reform bills. It is widely...
Therapy caps exceptions process still set to expire by year’s end
Nov 30, 2009
Unless Congress takes action to extend it, the exceptions process for Medicare Part B therapy caps will expire Dec. 31.
Medicare spending to stay intact under House resolution
Jul 28, 2008
The House voted not to act this year on legislation to reduce Medicare spending.
Providers blast report on nursing home neglect
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Haymarket Media
May 01, 2006
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging disagrees with a new report’s claims that many long-term care facilities are neglecting their elderly and disabled residents.
HHS awards $31 million in grants to 31 states to help elderly, disabled live at home
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Haymarket Media
Oct 12, 2004
The Department of Health & Human Services will hand out $31 million in grants to 31 states to help people with disabilities or long-term illnesses live at home instead of seeking aid in long-term care...
Survey: People with disabilities still face discrimination five years after Olmstead
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Haymarket Media
Jun 24, 2004
Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision, which protects disabled people from being institutionalized against their will, the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted...
Administrator, DON salaries rise in 2009
By
Brett Bakshis
Oct 01, 2009
Despite healthy increases, the future remains uncertain