Government seeks $39M forfeiture at Esformes sentencing this week
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 10, 2019
Federal authorities want a $38.7 million forfeiture judgment against Philip Esformes at his sentencing hearing Thursday. He was recently convicted of running a record $1.3 B fraud scheme through his network...
Obama announces $25 million in malpractice reform grants
Sep 21, 2009
President Obama last Thursday authorized $25 million for pilot programs to investigate tort reform options.
Amid healthcare reform frenzy, AAHSA continues push for long-term care reform
Jun 09, 2009
Despite concerns that potential healthcare reform legislation will exclude a long-term care piece, the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging is keeping the pressure on lawmakers to consider...
ONE DAY TO GO: McKnight’s Online Expo to start Wednesday as Senate debates healthcare fixes
Mar 23, 2010
Now that the House has passed a healthcare reform bill, long-term care leaders are again turning their sights to the Senate. That chamber is expected to begin debating changes to the healthcare reform...
Ten senators offer healthcare reform ideas to president
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 23, 2007
A bipartisan group of senators has approached President Bush about working together on healthcare reform. They also offered some principals of reform, including ensuring private health coverage for all...
Health agency faces lawsuit for withholding cost estimates of Medicare reform law
By
Haymarket Media
May 24, 2004
Nineteen Democratic members of the House Committee on Government Reform filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the Department of Health and Human Services for refusing to release cost estimates for the...
House to use controversial budget reconciliation process to pass healthcare reform
Mar 27, 2009
The House Budget Committee Wednesday agreed to use the budget reconciliation process as a way to pass significant healthcare reform legislation as part of the fiscal year 2010 budget.
Providers rip Medicaid panel’s reform package
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 07, 2007
Medicaid reform advice issued by a federal panel fell far short of what’s needed regarding financing reform, the leader of the nation’s second-largest nursing home association recently declared.
Health reform penalties start
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2012
In less than a month, more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals will be subject to financial penalties for preventable readmissions, making their relationships with post-acute providers more important than ever.
What is the Regulatory Reform Initiative?
Jan 11, 2008
On June 8, 2001, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an initiative to reduce regulatory burdens in health care and respond faster to the concerns of health care providers, state and...