Washington owes Medicaid programs $4 billion, govs say
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 02, 2011
With federal lawmakers trying to figure out ways to cut expenditures, balance the budget and reduce the national deficit, funding to states — and healthcare providers in particular — has frequently...
No funds for SNF programs
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2011
Officials say that some much-ballyhooed programs in the 2010 healthcare reform law aimed at nursing homes could go without funding.
CMS to toughen website
By
James M. Berklan
May 02, 2011
Federal regulators are undertaking major changes to the Nursing Home Compare website and will continue to do so for five more months, officials said.
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