Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco told a jury Tuesday that she did all she could to warn citizens they should move out of the way of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.
Senators air complaints to CMS nominee
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Haymarket Media
Jul 30, 2007
Members of the Senate Finance Committee urged Kerry Weems, who has been nominated to head the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to repair problems within the Medicare program.
Senator wants poor facilities listed
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Haymarket Media
Jul 27, 2007
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create an online “watch list” of poor-performing nursing homes. The list would target facilities that...
Pharmacists warn of prescription denials for Medicaid residents
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Haymarket Media
Jul 23, 2007
Medicaid beneficiaries in nursing homes and other settings will be denied access to medications starting Oct. 1 if a mandate for “tamper-resistant” prescription pads is not changed. That’s...
Spouses don’t know partners’ end-of-life preferences, study finds
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Haymarket Media
Jul 12, 2007
Spouses tend to guess wrong about the end-of-life wishes of their loved ones, a new study suggests.
OIG: Medicare spends billions on deficient stays
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Haymarket Media
Jul 02, 2007
A government report released last week criticized the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for throwing billions of Medicare dollars at poor care.
Companion sprinkler bill introduced in Senate
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Haymarket Media
Jun 15, 2007
Sens. Christopher Dodd and Richard Burr (R-NC) have introduced a bill that would pave the way for making every nursing home in the nation fully equipped with sprinklers.
News and Analysis — As OBRA nears 20, criticism continues
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James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2007
It’s been nearly 20 years since the government passed landmark nursing home regulation reform. There has been improvement, but that is no reason to celebrate wildly, believes Senate Special Committee...
Congress to probe LTC insurance practices
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Haymarket Media
May 30, 2007
A House committee has started to investigate long-term care insurance policy sellers as a result of their high number of denials for nursing home claims.
Bill would require fingerprint-based checks for new hires
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Haymarket Media
May 22, 2007
By a unanimous vote, the Illinois House passed a bill that would require fingerprint-background checks – instead of the current name-based checks – for nursing home workers and other healthcare...