Group urges Congress to dump ‘unfair’ union persuader rule
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May 13, 2016
A recently passed labor rule aimed at making employers’ disclose their use of anti-union “persuaders” is “unfair and unlawful” and should be nullified, a leading labor coalition...
Having nun of it: Little Sisters of the Poor launch website, comic to fight ACA provision
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Feb 22, 2016
The Little Sisters of the Poor took their fight against the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate to the web — complete with visual aids — last week.
One in five SNF residents experience abuse from other residents, study finds
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Jun 15, 2016
At least one in five seniors living in nursing homes has experienced some sort of resident-on-resident abuse, a new study finds.
GOP tax cut plan could force providers to close up shop, group says
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Nov 06, 2017
A tax cuts bill released Thursday by House lawmakers could be “devastating” for long-term care providers, according to the nation’s largest nonprofit provider group.
Capitalize on QAPI now, experts say
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Sep 03, 2015
There’s no better time for providers to tackle Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement, one of the hottest topics in long-term care, experts said during a McKnight’s webcast on Wednesday.
Providers mourn NAHC President Val J. Halamandaris
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Jul 28, 2017
Val J. Halamandaris, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, died Tuesday following a long illness, according to the group.
Unified post-acute payment system within reach, MedPAC tells Congress
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Jun 16, 2016
A unified, site-neutral payment system for post-acute care is well within reach, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission said Wednesday in a report to Congress.
HHS calls for therapy overbilling crackdown
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Oct 01, 2015
The Medicare payment system for skilled nursing facilities needs to be re-evaluated to weed out exploitative providers, a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...
Hospice use does not raise care costs in long-stay SNF residents’ final months of life, study finds
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May 06, 2016
The use of hospice services doesn’t increase care costs for long-stay nursing home residents in their last six months of life, according to a new analysis.
Provider groups slam Medicaid cuts in last-chance ‘catastrophic’ bill to replace ACA
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Sep 20, 2017
Republican lawmakers’ last shot at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline is not earning any fans in the long-term care sector, the nation’s largest provider...