Medicare beneficiaries should be allowed to enroll in a network that would “incentivize higher quality” and more cost-effective and coordinated care, according to a new report whose authors...
Tavenner unloads more answers on Medicaid expansion, IPAB
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 22, 2013
Marilyn Tavenner, the interim administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services who is vying to remove the “interim” label, met lawmaker questions head-on following her April 9...
Say the right thing
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 12, 2013
When my mother was undergoing treatment for breast cancer around 15 years ago, a good friend of hers would call and start crying.
NPs face pay challenges in some states
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2013
While the number of nurse practitioners is expected to nearly double by 2025, many in the field say payer policies hurt their efficiency, even more than state scope-of-practice laws.
AHCA makes push for immigration reform
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2013
Saying the current permanent visa programs for immigrants are “insufficient and inadequate” to meet long-term care staffing needs, the American Health Care Association outlined in March a vision...
AHCA calls for immigration reform to meet staffing shortage
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 14, 2013
Saying the current permanent visa programs for immigrants are “insufficient and inadequate” to meet long-term care staffing needs, the American Health Care Association outlined its vision of...
Wither the County Home?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
With funding and philosophical challenges permeating their day-to-day operations, a
dwindling number of county-run nursing homes find themselves at a perilous crossroads
AHCA, Alliance, support Obama’s renomination of Tavenner as head of CMS
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 08, 2013
Marilyn Tavenner, the acting administrator at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has been renominated by President Barack Obama to permanently fill the position.
FDA wants lower doses for sleeping aids
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring manufacturers of certain sleeping pills, including the widely prescribed Ambien, to reduce current recommended dosages.
Drug regimen found effective for common kidney condition
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
A major clinical trial out of the United Kingdom points a new direction for treating a common form of kidney disease.