Providers: Republicans’ ACA replacement bill would ‘destroy’ Medicaid system
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Mar 08, 2017
The Medicaid program would sustain major cuts under legislation presented by Republican lawmakers as a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, according to provider groups.
Focus on the mind
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John Andrews
Jan 06, 2017
Community gives residents with dementia a holistic relationship with the entire environment and eschews segregated living spaces
Editor’s Desk: Competing interests may foil plans for true reform
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James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2009
I thought of the parable of the rabbit and the snake when contemplating the flurry of healthcare reform banter taking place before U.S. lawmakers’ August recess.
Long-term care institute compiling ‘No Brainers’
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James M. Berklan
Oct 18, 2018
A leading long-term care institute is asking long-term care professionals to send in examples of “no brainer” regulations or practices that should be changed or eradicated for the betterment of resident...
Romney-Ryan gives LTC voters plenty to ponder
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James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2012
Long-term care providers might find they have some wrenching decisions to make, thanks to the Romney-Ryan presidential ticket.
MedPAC calls for lower SNF pay rates; provider advocates fire back
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 19, 2018
Provider advocates returned fire on Monday, after the group of experts, which advises Congress on Medicare policy, said future pay bumps for skilled nursing should be nixed.
Getting lost in the fog
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John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2013
I was hoping to get clear answers about the sector’s future at the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry’s regional meeting last month in San Diego. I did, but...
Glitches plague start of Medicare drug law
Feb 09, 2006
Many problems have hampered implementation of the Medicare drug law, which took effect in January.
Consumer groups, lawmakers disappointed but hopeful after arbitration ban blocked
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Nov 09, 2016
Advocates for the federal ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements expressed disappointment this week that a court stopped the ban from taking effect, but say they remain hopeful that the rule eventually...
LTC insurance groups need a better strategy
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James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2014
What the long-term care insurance market could use right now is a healthy dose of capitalism. But it isn’t going to happen.