A new coalition of long-term care stakeholders whose objective is to improve long-term services and supports formed in January.
President adds immigration reform to list of new policy initiatives
Apr 10, 2009
There’s healthcare reform, labor reform, energy reform and banking reform. Now the Obama administration has announced that it will be working on another project: immigration reform.
Report: Dual eligibles challenge New York’s healthcare reform plans
Oct 27, 2008
The dual-eligible population of New York–those elderly individuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid–pose a significant cost burden on the healthcare system, and hinder reform efforts,...
Nurses are called unsung health heroes
Jun 05, 2017
The vast majority of American nurses promote a culture of health in their communities but rarely get credit for their efforts, according to a recent study published in the journal Policy, Politics, & Nursing...
Hearing: Twenty years after OBRA, system still needs reform
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Haymarket Media
May 03, 2007
The enforcement system regulating nursing homes still allows too many nursing homes to get away with providing substandard care, Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI), chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging,...
Researchers cite four ways to include long-term care more effectively in healthcare reform efforts
Jul 17, 2009
A new report released Thursday by Georgetown University researchers, in association with The SCAN Foundation, presents four possible options for including long-term care services and supports in reform...
Hatch calls for answers from HHS on abuse, neglect in long-term care facilities
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Sep 18, 2017
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) urged the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday to divulge information on nursing home abuse, following a scathing federal report that found more than a quarter of potential...
Common pay system for three post-acute care settings appears doable, new report says
Feb 09, 2012
Relief could be on the horizon for providers, regulators and other stakeholders who have struggled to find common evaluation and payment models for individuals who move between post-acute care settings,...
CMS showing confidence in managed care plans’ fraud-prevention efforts
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John Hall
Jun 01, 2015
Medicaid managed care plans would be limited to fraud prevention expenditures of 0.5% of premium revenue when calculating medical loss ratios, signaling high confidence from federal regulators that such...
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Apr 13, 2015
Feds say health IT vendors hindering reform efforts … Mental practice and physical therapy effective for stroke survivors … New guidance on contact precautions for facility visitors …...