Fresh off healthcare reform battle, Democrats pushing for financial regulatory reform
Apr 16, 2010
The Senate Majority Leader says he wants to air a financial regulatory reform bill before the full chamber next week. Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-NV) public statement about the thorny issue is a sign that...
Digital forms released
Jun 28, 2017
Briggs Healthcare announced it has completed the eBriggs Long Term Care digital documentation package.
New HHS report details benefits of healthcare reform efforts for seniors
Aug 28, 2009
In recent weeks, many U.S. seniors have spoken out against healthcare reform. In a new report, the Department of Health and Human Services stresses that reform is necessary to save the Medicare program.
Bribery charges added to case against SNF owner accused of leading $1 billion fraud ring
By
Feb 14, 2017
An embattled SNF owner who has been accused of leading a $1 billion Medicare fraud ring also allegedly bribed a state regulator to find out when surveyors would be visiting his facilities, according to...
Healthcare leaders target payment reform as improvement measure
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Haymarket Media
Aug 02, 2007
Payment reform is the key to improving healthcare in the United States, according to a survey of more than 200 healthcare professionals. But not all agreed on one particular reform measure.
Report: Healthcare reform includes chronic disease management, payment reform
Apr 16, 2009
Some of the key components of healthcare reform include chronic condition management and prevention, increased care-coordination efforts, and payment reforms, according to a report released Tuesday. All...
Trump commutes Esformes’ sentence
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2021
President Trump in late December commuted the sentence of Philip Esformes, the former skilled nursing facility owner who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a case that the federal government...
Esformes gets 20 years
Oct 18, 2019
FLORIDA — Long-term care businessman Philip Esformes was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of running a $1.3 billion Medicare fraud scheme through his network of nursing homes. ...
Looking at Massachusetts in LTSS reform
By
James Lomastro
Oct 20, 2017
We can learn a lot by examining Massachusetts, a state that has embraced healthcare reform and currently working to transform its Medicaid program.
Tort reform on back burner?
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 02, 2011
Medical liability reform is unlikely to pass in Congress this year, said Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX).