Nursing homes not ready for next storms, officials say
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Haymarket Media
Aug 01, 2006
Despite the wealth of experience gained from last year’s hurricane season, state and federal officials have found that less than half of the nursing homes in hurricane prone areas of Louisiana are...
Former CMS head to pay $10,000 for misuse of funds
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Haymarket Media
Jul 14, 2006
The former head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will pay almost $10,000 to settle allegations of inappropriate use of funds.
Building a network: Joan Warden-Saunders, Founder/CEO, NADONA
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Julie Williamson
Jun 12, 2006
At age 17, while working as a certified nursing aide for a nursing home in Madisonville, OH, Joan Warden-Saunders told a nurse she noticed a resident looking “a little funny.”
The nurse ignored...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is refuting charges from Senate committee members that it has been idle about Part D anti-fraud activities, according to a news report.
CMS leader cautions drug plans to smooth Part D transitions
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Haymarket Media
Apr 04, 2006
New Medicare drug benefit enrollees must still be offered a 30-day transition period and newly institutionalized beneficiaries must be given a 90-day transition period, the leader of the Medicare program...
HHS program to repay states for dual-eligible drug costs
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Haymarket Media
Feb 22, 2006
The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a demonstration program to repay states for prescription medications for dual eligibles. States incurred these costs this year as the Medicare Part...
QIOs adopt new “code of conduct” policy
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Haymarket Media
Jan 30, 2006
The board of directors of the American Health Quality Association has approved a new policy to help all Quality Improvement Organizations to “respond to public expectations for greater transparency...
Legislation to call for federal drug cost reimbursement to states
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Haymarket Media
Jan 21, 2006
Five senators are planning to introduce legislation that would pay back states for covering the cost of drugs for some beneficiaries during the rocky start of the new Medicare Part D drug program.
Editor’s Desk: A burning issue deserves better answer – and soon
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James M. Berklan
Jan 13, 2006
There is a scene in the George C. Scott movie “Patton,” where the title character is trying to impress upon foreign colleagues that enemy forces are a little too close for safety’s sake....