Providers generally lauded a deal that kept the nation from going over the so-called fiscal cliff in January. Spared were automatic Medicare cuts to physicians and facilities.
Healthcare workers should get flu shot, CDC recommends
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Haymarket Media
Jul 05, 2007
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has updated immunization recommendations for the flu.
Sun Healthcare reports first-quarter loss
By
Haymarket Media
May 13, 2004
Sun Healthcare reported a quarterly loss of $10.4 million Tuesday, compared with a loss of $13.3 million in the year ago quarter, mostly due to restructuring costs. The Irvine, CA-based nursing home chain...
Nursing homes rally against reform cuts
By
Liza Berger
Sep 01, 2009
Long-term care associations launched grassroots campaigns last month to lobby against proposed Medicare cuts.
PDPM effects will be known in six weeks
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 17, 2019
It should take only about 50 days to clearly understand the ramifications of nursing homes’ new Patient-Driven Payment Model, a top provider leader said. “We’re going to know five or six weeks into...
VA to propose easier funding access for rural nursing homes
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Aug 23, 2017
Rural veterans may soon have easier access to long-term care under a future proposal being considered by Veterans Affairs officials.
Trump card: ACA’s future now in doubt
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2016
While President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act, long-term care experts noted that coordinated care for seniors is likely to remain a priority under him.
2017 Color of the Year announced
Aug 30, 2016
Sherwin-Williams has named Poised Taupe (SW 6039) as the 2017 Color of the Year.
Joerns RecoverCare releases microclimate overlay system
Dec 22, 2014
Joerns RecoverCare has launched ClimateCare™, a mattress coverlet system.
Survey: Most healthcare providers believe national health insurance plan would hurt care quality
Jun 12, 2009
A total of 75% of healthcare providers think that a national health insurance plan would reduce the quality of care or have a neutral effect. That is according to the results of a study of 500 various...