Medicaid enhancement provision likely to stay in extenders bill
Jun 29, 2010
A congressional measure that would extend by six months a temporary increase in Medicaid assistance to states will remain part of a tax extenders bill. That will occur contrary to rumors that the provision...
Appeals court again sides with healthcare providers over state cuts to Medicaid
Aug 13, 2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit again has ruled that California’s lawmakers cannot cut reimbursements to the state’s Medicaid program solely because it needs to reduce expenditures.
Incentives program could face cutting board
Mar 18, 2008
The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals could scrap an incentives program for nursing homes – despite a 96% success rate, according to a former member of the Iowa House.
Final rule reduces regulatory burden for long-term care facilities
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McKnight's Staff
May 11, 2012
A new rule eases the regulatory burden on providers serving Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and has the potential to save the healthcare system $100 million in the first year.
HHS sending teams of budget experts to troubled states for Medicaid help
Feb 24, 2011
In an effort to help keep Medicaid off the chopping block in states with budget shortfalls, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has offered to send teams of HHS staffers to states that...
McKnight’s Online Expo to offer continuing education credits
Feb 24, 2009
The American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care Monday reiterated the importance of reforming the long-term care payment system. McKnight’s’ readers can...
Retirees face average of $250,000 in medical bills during retirement
Mar 26, 2010
Married seniors planning to retire this year may face $250,000 in medical bill over the course of their retirement. That does not include long-term care or nursing home costs, according to a study by Fidelity...
President signs housing bill; low-income seniors housing gets a nudge
Jul 31, 2008
President Bush Wednesday signed into law a housing bill that will help more than 400,000 Americans keep their homes and help to stabilize the turbulent housing market. The legislation also will streamline...
Governors urge Senate to increase medical assistance to states
Jan 28, 2008
The National Governors Association is fighting alongside the American Health Care Association for an increase in states’ Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) in a new economic stimulus package.
Affordable Care Act provides help for nursing homes, brief says
Jan 31, 2012
The Affordable Care Act benefits nursing homes and other residential care facilities, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in the Supreme Court by six aging groups.