ACO white paper geared toward post-acute providers
Sep 23, 2014
A new white paper focuses on what kinds of services accountable care organizations should provide in the post-acute spectrum.
Feds limit Medicaid picks
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 02, 2013
While the administration has been flexible about numerous aspects of Medicaid expansion called for in the healthcare reform law, there is at least one thing that is not negotiable: States will not get...
Obama administration has missed half of health law’s legal deadlines, report claims
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 07, 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services missed roughly half of its legal deadlines for implementing the Affordable Care Act, a new report from a right-leaning advocacy group asserts.
House passes 20% tax cut for small businesses
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 20, 2012
Small nursing home operators stand to benefit from a 20% tax cut for small businesses that passed the House Thursday.
Senate closer to finalizing ‘doc fix’
Dec 08, 2010
Staff members representing Harry Reid (D-NV), Max Baucus (D-MT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) reportedly have been finalizing an agreement on a one-year solution to the Medicare “doc fix.” Senate...
Disability rights activists criticize nursing homes during Pelosi speech
Jun 10, 2010
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faced harsh criticism from disability rights activists during a speech to a group of progressives. Her address on policy and healthcare reforms was met with constant chants and...
Better benefits management, introduction of Part E could improve Medicare
Apr 07, 2009
To achieve both cost savings and quality improvements, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should consider a significantly broader approach to managing Medicare benefits, according to a recent...
Report: Elderly not hiding assets to receive Medicaid
By
Haymarket Media
May 16, 2005
The premise that many older people are concealing wealth to gain Medicaid-covered nursing home care has little supporting evidence, a report from the Georgetown University Long-Term Care Financing Project...
AHCA warns Washington not to ignore Medicare and Medicaid
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 07, 2005
President Bush must consider the big picture and not forget about Medicare and Medicaid in his goal to “fix” what’s wrong with our nation’s retirement system, according to Hal Daub,...
New Hampshire proposal to cut back nursing home eligibility
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 28, 2005
New Hampshire would restrict many Medicaid recipients from getting nursing home care under newly proposed legislation, a stark example of states’ attempts to pare down Medicaid costs.