Vermont to seniors: Give me your $250 Medicare Part D checks
Jun 14, 2010
Many seniors across the country are gearing up to receive $250 reimbursement checks for costs associated with the Medicare Part D coverage gap. But Vermont is telling some seniors to hand that money over...
Black residents more likely to be hospitalized, researchers say
Jan 16, 2008
Black nursing home residents are one-third more likely to be hospitalized than their white counterparts, according to university researchers who analyzed data on more than 500,000 residents and 9,000 facilities...
“The most obvious potential spot for additional savings is long-term care, which consumes some 40 percent of the nation’s Medicaid budget.” So surmises an editorial in the New York Times...
CMS announces three new ACO initiatives
May 18, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday announced three new ideas to drive interest among healthcare providers for forming an accountable care organization. Agency officials were responding,...
Charges that Omnicare forgave nursing providers’ debts as a form of kickbacks can proceed, judge...
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 17, 2014
A whistleblower can pursue charges that long-term care pharmacy Omnicare ignored skilled nursing companies’ overdue bills in exchange for certain kinds of business, a federal district court recently...
AHCA names Myers new VP of policy and government relations
May 17, 2011
Capitol Hill veteran Jeff Myers is the American Health Care Association’s new go-to government relations’ lobbyist, the organization announced Monday.
Kansas governor to take reins of AHCA in January
Sep 14, 2010
The American Health Care Association has selected Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson (D) to be its next president and CEO, the association said Monday.
Retirees face average of $250,000 in medical bills during retirement
Mar 26, 2010
Married seniors planning to retire this year may face $250,000 in medical bill over the course of their retirement. That does not include long-term care or nursing home costs, according to a study by Fidelity...
Nursing home caregivers gather to protest proposed Medicare cuts
Oct 15, 2009
Nursing home caregivers, residents and representatives from national healthcare organizations gathered in Kennebunkport, ME, Wednesday. They came to send a petition to state lawmakers urging them not to...
Disabled protestors arrested in Community Choice Act demonstration
May 01, 2009
Protesters from the Service Employees International Union and the disability rights group ADAPT turned out en masse this week to protest President Obama’s perceived lack of support for the Community...