Employers will be required to report any anti-union and collective bargaining activity to employees under the final version of a “persuader” rule issued by the Department of Labor in late March.
Providers have their say in high-level talks
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2022
Providers came away from early spring meetings with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and other federal health officials feeling encouraged about the government’s...
AHCA’s future leader urges member unity
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2010
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson, who will take the helm of the American Health Care Association in January, last month rallied members to become involved in lobbying efforts, deliver top-notch care and come...
Providers worry over debt-reduction panel
Sep 01, 2011
Long-term care providers are keeping a wary eye on a Congressional “super committee” that has been given the task of reforming entitlement programs. The panel will be targeting Medicare and...
Providers catch big break as MDS 3.0 gets one-year delay
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2009
Nursing homes have an extra year to prepare for MDS 3.0 after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services disclosed it would delay implementing the program overhaul until October 2010.
60 Seconds with…Marilyn Tavenner
Aug 01, 2012
A big part of our effort has been working closely with states to begin building new health insurance marketplaces, the Affordable Insurance Exchanges, where Americans will be able to choose private health...
CMS to unify eight ‘Compare’ websites
By
Liza Berger
Mar 04, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently said that it plans to combine and standardize its eight separate consumer-facing “Compare” websites, including Nursing Home Compare. Long-term...
Concession likely to ease pain-drug flow
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2011
After following through on a threat to hold the nomination of Michelle Leonhart to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency due to her inability or unwillingness to address an issue dear to nursing home operators,...
SNF discharges tied to income
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2013
The rate at which nursing home residents are hospitalized is linked to how well a state provides healthcare for low-income people, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund. Minnesota was the top...
Card-check battle leaves all combatants worse for wear
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2009
The apparent demise of a bill intended to make it easier for unions to form has left nearly all sides bloodied from battle.