Lawmakers push for long-term Medicare reform as physician pay cuts loom
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 19, 2021
More than 245 Congressional lawmakers are demanding long-term reform solutions to the current Medicare payment system as skilled nursing therapists and other healthcare providers face impending cuts.
House reform bill would significantly alter Medicare payment policy, report finds
Nov 12, 2009
Under the House healthcare reform package, Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities would grow slowly, according to a Congressional Research Service report released the day before the bill’s...
Gingrich: Current healthcare system permanently under-funded
Nov 03, 2008
The current healthcare system will remain under-funded and must be reformed if America is to remain competitive around the world, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich told an audience in Utah last...
Gentle Touch feature improves ear irrigation
Apr 25, 2012
Bionix Medical Technologies has introduced the new OtoClear Ear Irrigation tip with Gentle Touch design. This added feature enhances patient comfort and forms better to the ear, which helps eliminate backsplash....
LTC analysts give 6 survival strategies for skilled nursing
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 10, 2018
An investment firm with vast expertise in long-term care is recommending six strategies that nursing homes can pursue to battle shrinking margins.
Aspirin may be tied to age-related macular degeneration, researchers find
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 23, 2013
Those who take aspirin regularly may be in danger of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), researchers in Australia have found.
Passing of ‘superwoman’ Sherrie Dornberger, top NADONA exec for the last 20 years, leaves massive...
By
James M. Berklan
May 19, 2024
Sherrie Dornberger, the caregiving powerhouse who bounced back from her own life-threatening medical issues to assume one of long-term care’s top nurse leadership posts, died Wednesday after a two-week...
Macular degeneration drug approved
Nov 22, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a drug for the treatment of the wet form of age-related macular degeneration. The medication is called Eylea. The medication is manufactured by Regeneron...
Nursing home operators ask the government for health reform insurance exemptions
May 17, 2011
Overwhelmed at the prospect of offering health insurance for every employee, several nursing home operators are asking the Obama administration for exemption from certain provisions of the Affordable Care...
National long-term care symposium opens amid reform debate
Sep 10, 2009
The effects of congressional proposals on long-term care residents and their caregivers will be put under the microscope Monday at the Fourth Annual Long Term Care Symposium in Washington.