The Medicare trust fund is on track to remain solvent until 2030, trustees of the program stated in a Congressional report released Monday. This improved outlook is due in part to revised expectations...
Obama budget cuts provider payments
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2014
Presidents usually release budgets for reasons that have less to do with spreadsheets than legacies. President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 spending plan is no different. The $3.9 trillion proposal offers...
To save Medicare, SNFs pay
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2013
The good news: Medicare’s long-term solvency is likely to improve. The bad: This will likely happen at the expense of nursing homes.
Government officials released good news about the long-term solvency of the Medicare program Friday. The projections were based in large measure on lower projected reimbursements for skilled nursing facilities.
SNF margins cut in half, Alliance report says
By
McKnight's Staff
May 31, 2013
With income margins decimated by Medicare and Medicaid cuts and access to capital strangled, skilled nursing facilities will be unable to care for the nation’s booming senior population unless changes...
Stereotypes predict the odds of rehab success
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2013
If you’re like me, you’re a big believer in the saying “Attitude determines altitude.” Eldercare professionals should have this embedded in their minds — for their good and the...
Gifford offers assistance on lowering antipsychotics use
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 02, 2012
As pressure from federal regulators increases, the senior vice president of quality and regulatory affairs for the nation’s largest nursing home group is offering guidance on how providers can reduce...
Antipsyched-out?
By
Julie Williamson
Oct 01, 2012
Amid the hubbub about alleged abuse and questionable deployment, experts remind that a multi-step approach can curb antipsychotic drug use
1982 all over again?
By
William C. Fisher
Oct 01, 2012
Now might be the time to be bullish while others are not. Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment research, hosts an annual conference for investment professionals each summer.
Senior living sector enjoying better credit ratings, access
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2012
Halfway through 2012, senior living providers are having a better time securing credit in order to expand and are seeing better credit rankings.