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.
Critical report finds surveys are too soft
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2008
Nursing homes received another quality drubbing last month after the Government Accountability Office revealed that state inspectors often understate deficiencies, including those about malnutrition, bedsores...
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.
Unethical accessing of nursing homes must end, elder law expert says
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 25, 2005
Asset transferring and other unethical methods of gaining access to nursing homes must be stopped, the past-president of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys told the Senate Special Committee on...
Report: State budgets recovering, still struggling with Medicaid drag
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 17, 2004
States budgets are slowly recovering form fiscal crises of recent years, but Medicaid costs continue to be a major stumbling block. That’s the mixed message from a report released Thursday by the...
Deadline Friday! McKnight’s Technology Awards entries soon due
By
Jul 11, 2017
The time for providers to submit their entries to the 2017 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards is winding down — submissions shall be in by the end of this Friday, July 14.
COMS Interactive incorporates INTERACT® Program
Oct 27, 2015
COMS Interactive® LLC has reached an agreement to integrate the INTERACT® Program into Daylight IQ® software.
Online Expo, free CE credits around the corner
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2015
Providers have an outstanding chance to polish their knowledge and skills in three key areas of long-term care Wednesday. McKnight’s 3rd Annual Fall Online Expo features nationally respected speakers...
Mathematical model shows potential for new fracture-healing methods for the elderly
Sep 03, 2010
A new scientific model helps explain why some bone fractures don’t heal properly. The result could be treatment options that help an aging population, according to a new report.