Bill to expedite Medicare appeals expected to cost $1.7 billion
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Feb 19, 2016
A bill that aims to ease the overwhelming backlog of Medicare appeals would cost the federal government more than a billion dollars, according to a cost estimate released Tuesday.
White House budget includes $4 billion pilot to ‘streamline’ LTC
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Feb 10, 2016
A pilot program to improve long-term care access and quality is among the healthcare proposals in President Barack Obama’s $4.1 trillion budget plan for 2017.
Hospice patients in SNFs less likely to get staff visits in last 2 days of life
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Feb 09, 2016
Medicare patients who received hospice care in a nursing home setting were less likely to be visited by professional staff in the last two days of life, according to a new study.
Judge bars SNF physicians from making end-of-life decisions for residents
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Feb 09, 2016
A California judge has ordered nursing home physicians to stop making end-of-life decisions and administering psychiatric drugs to residents deemed mentally incompetent.
Don’t fear the millennials
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Feb 02, 2016
When you’re a young person who began mulling career choices in the midst of the Great Recession, and then went on to pick a profession lovingly referred to as “dying,” odds are you’ll...
State AG can use private law firms against nursing homes, court rules
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Jan 29, 2016
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office may continue using private law firms in consumer protection lawsuits against nursing homes, a state court ruled earlier this month.
Providers set sights on pay reform, IMPACT Act implementation
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Jan 12, 2016
The new year brings a stronger focus on payment reform policies, value-based purchasing and observation stays, said a top executive with the nation’s largest nursing home association on Monday.
Report: More FCA, anti-kickback cases expected in 2016
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Jan 11, 2016
Healthcare providers can expect the new year to bring an increase in False Claims Act cases and beefed-up enforcement anti-fraud regulations, according to a new report.
State gets green light for $6.2 billion Medicaid waiver
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Jan 06, 2016
A waiver that will give California $6.2 billion to overhaul its Medicaid payment and care delivery systems received federal approval last week.
Your next resident could be a senior … in college
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Jan 05, 2016
Where you live in college plays a huge role in the overall college experience, a fact that I’m sure isn’t lost on 21-year-old Drake University student Haley Jenkins. On Friday, she moves into...