AAHSA members to call lawmakers today, urging them to pass healthcare reform
Jan 26, 2010
The White House has signaled that it may be scaling back the healthcare reform bill, and one long-term care group is speaking out about it.
Medicare database could hold key to spending reductions, but privacy issues raise concerns
Oct 01, 2009
Mining Medicare’s database for information comparing individual doctors’ spending practices could help significantly reduce healthcare spending, according to a recent report.
Survey: More than half of seniors confused by Medicare, healthcare reform
Sep 20, 2011
Only 46% of seniors and baby boomers have a solid understanding of how Medicare works, and half of people over the age of 60 say they have a poor understanding of healthcare reform, a new report finds.
GOP House members take heat over proposed Medicare reforms
Apr 28, 2011
Republican House members convened a private conference call Tuesday to talk about ways to reshape the Medicare reform discussion, Congressional aides told Reuters.
Proposed cuts would reduce nursing home Medicare payments by $44 billion over 10 years, AHCA finds
Aug 21, 2009
A House healthcare reform bill and a new government regulation together would cut Medicare payments to nursing homes by $44 billion over 10 years. That is according to a new analysis by the American Health...
Leaders say full e-prescribing could be around the corner
Mar 10, 2008
The full implementation of e-prescribing technology could come within three years, according to one of its foremost proponents. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich declared that possibility last...
Analysis: Focus on quality of care, not geographic variances to justify Medicare reforms
Apr 14, 2011
Policy makers should focus less on geographic variances and more on the quality of care when working on Medicare payment reform, a new analysis finds.
MedPAC: Promising care models for dual eligibles face challenges
Apr 06, 2010
Problems persist when it comes to enrolling seniors dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid into integrated care programs, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission staff recently said.
With little to show for past efforts, SNFs under the microscope again on readmissions
By
Joe Bush
Oct 27, 2022
A federal watchdog’s announcement this week that it plans to more closely scrutinize “possibly preventable” readmissions of skilled nursing patients to hospitals underscores the federal government’s...
CMS is two weeks late issuing report on fraud prevention efforts
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 17, 2012
Two Republican Senators want to know why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is two weeks overdue in issuing a report on the agency’s fraud prevention system (FPS).