Illinois lawmakers approve $23 million in cuts to LTC facilities
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Haymarket Media
Jun 03, 2005
Payment cuts to Illinois long-term care facilities totaled $23 million in the final FY 2006 budget approved by lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly this week.
Fate of nursing home housing sex offenders remains in question
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Haymarket Media
May 05, 2005
A request by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to take into receivership a suburban Chicago nursing home that had been home to numerous sex offenders was put on hold while attorneys attempt to work...
Medicare to pay for ultrasound fracture therapy
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Haymarket Media
May 02, 2005
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has disclosed that Medicare will cover ultrasonic stimulation therapy prescribed to help heal broken bones.
Support swells among House Republicans against Medicaid budget cuts
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Haymarket Media
Apr 15, 2005
House Republicans are coming on board to oppose Medicaid reductions in the fiscal 2006 budget.
Medicare launches latest step in quality improvement movement
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Haymarket Media
Apr 14, 2005
Medicare recently launched a “billion dollar program,” the latest move in the quality improvement effort. It is expected to help providers assess and report performance on measures of clinical...
Missouri lawmakers pass bill approving Medicaid cuts
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Haymarket Media
Apr 11, 2005
The Missouri legislature last week approved a bill calling for Medicaid cuts that likely will result in reduced payments to nursing homes.
Beverly gets interest from more than 12 possible buyers
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Haymarket Media
Apr 08, 2005
More than a dozen interested parties have approached BEI since it opted to sell itself in an auction last month, the Fort Smith, AR-based nursing home chain disclosed this week.
Study: Proposed budget cuts would wreak “havoc” on facilities
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Haymarket Media
Apr 07, 2005
The Bush administration’s FY 2006 budget, which proposes Medicare cuts of $1.5 billion to nursing homes, could severely hurt facilities across the country, according to a new report.
Beverly board entertaining offers for company after declaring open auction
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Haymarket Media
Mar 23, 2005
Leaders of Beverly Enterprises Inc. said Tuesday they were putting the company up for auction, switching strategies in an effort to win a planned proxy battle at their April annual meeting.
Supreme Court to consider Schiavo case after lower courts refuse to order reinsertion of feeding tube
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Haymarket Media
Mar 23, 2005
The parents of Terri Schiavo pleaded in vain with a federal appeals court Tuesday to order the reinsertion of the feeding tube for their daughter after a federal court refused to refused their request....