These 10 steps needed to save skilled nursing, experts say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 24, 2022
An ambitious, 10-pronged reform package that includes cash infusions and regulatory fixes is needed to head off another COVID-scale tragedy in long-term care, according to two leading healthcare researchers.
Compliance clock ticks
By
Terese Farhat
Feb 02, 2013
Nursing facilities have always faced an array of obligations in order to provide services to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, which can sometimes seem burdensome in comparison with other providers....
Healthcare law elicits some positive reactions
Jul 06, 2010
A new poll finds that more Americans feel positive about the new healthcare law, but it is unclear whether this approval will continue to rise.
Bernanke: Medicare, Social Security could be casualties of mounting deficit
Apr 09, 2010
The growing deficit could force the federal government to raise taxes or change entitlement programs, such as Medicare and Social Security, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said this week.
CLASS ACT clears hurdle in Senate healthcare bill debate
Dec 07, 2009
An attempt to kill off the Community Living Assistance Supports and Services (CLASS) Act was thwarted Friday.
Schwarzenegger tells Congress that states can’t afford proposal to expand Medicaid program
Aug 05, 2009
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) sent a letter to federal lawmakers deriding a certain Medicaid provision in healthcare reform legislation. He also praised some newly proposed congressional...
Seniors have more post-operative memory problems, study shows
Jan 23, 2008
Individuals over 60 are more than twice as likely to develop memory problems after non-cardiovascular surgery than their younger counterparts, according to new study results. In addition, elderly post-op...
Innovative payment model shows early progress, CMS says
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Sep 08, 2016
A federal initiative to transform healthcare delivery and payment at the state levels has shown “promising progress,” according to a report released Wednesday.
Reduce Medicare payments for hospice care in skilled nursing facilities, MedPAC suggests
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 08, 2013
The government should consider Medicare payment cuts for hospice services provided in skilled nursing facilities, according to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) commissioners. A reduction of...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 4
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Nov 04, 2020
Artificial intelligence accurately predicts Alzheimer’s disease in IBM study … CMS finalizes policies encouraging home dialysis … Mild COVID has 7 “disease forms” with different effects, investigators...