President Bush has requested $1.97 billion from Congress for the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare programs to help stem the massive budget shortfall in fiscal year 2006.
VA shortfall to hurt veterans’ LTC eligibility?
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Haymarket Media
Jul 14, 2005
Nursing home operators are concerned that the VA’s $1 billion budget shortfall could result in growing support for the president’s proposal to limit veterans’ eligibility for long-term...
House vote sets up VA funding squabble
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Haymarket Media
Jul 05, 2005
A battle between the two houses of Congress appears to be shaping up after the House Thursday unanimously approved a supplemental appropriations bill. One provision in the plan would provide the Department...
States pay consultants to find ways to procure Medicaid funds
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Haymarket Media
Jun 29, 2005
At least 34 states last year paid consultants to help them receiver larger Medicaid reimbursements, often with questionable practices, according to a study from the Government Accountability Office.
VA finds $1 billion healthcare budget hole
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Haymarket Media
Jun 27, 2005
The Department of Veterans Affairs is grappling with an unanticipated $1 billion shortfall for veterans’ healthcare in its current budget.
Residents can appeal Medicare terminations through new process
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Haymarket Media
Jun 22, 2005
Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in skilled nursing facilities will be able to appeal terminations of their Medicare coverage through a new, expedited review process beginning in July.
Smith decides not to join Medicaid commission
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Haymarket Media
Jun 15, 2005
The main champion of a Medicaid commission reportedly has turned down a request to participate in the commission, further undermining the newly chartered body.
Democrats press for CMS hearings
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Haymarket Media
Jun 13, 2005
Five Democrats on the House Ways and Means health subcommittee are calling for oversight hearings to investigate how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are implementing the new prescription...
2003 Medicare law requires $890 million in ’06 budget
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Haymarket Media
Jun 09, 2005
Lawmakers on a House subcommittee will have the task starting today of finding $890 million from its $142.5 billion fiscal year 2006 budget proposal to fund implementation of the 2003 Medicare law.
Leavitt announces new electronic health records advisory board
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Haymarket Media
Jun 07, 2005
A new advisory board will guide the nation’s health providers in their efforts to adopt a healthcare information technology system, Michael Leavitt, secretary of the Department of Health and Human...