The weekly American Sign Language classes at Sunny Hill Nursing Home in Joliet, IL, started as an idea from a high school volunteer.
Jennings receives funding
May 03, 2016
Lancaster Pollard recently helped Jennings, a nonprofit organization sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Garfield Heights, OH, obtain $28.3 million to refinance existing debt and fund a new...
Court upholds $5.75 million verdict against former nursing home officers, board members
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McKnight's Staff
May 24, 2013
A $5.75 million verdict will stand and there will be no new trial in the case against officers and board members of a former Pennsylvania nursing home, a federal judge recently ruled.
House passes 2011 budget proposal
Apr 15, 2011
In a 260-167 vote Thursday, the House of Representatives approved the FY 2011 budget, which President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) brokered...
Hospice payment plans jammed by longer lasting patients
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Haymarket Media
Nov 29, 2007
Unexpectedly longer life spans of some hospice patients have forced hundreds of hospice providers to refund millions of dollars in excessive Medicare payments, forcing many to face “catastrophic...
Bill would make nation’s first “guarantee” of profits for nursing home operators
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Haymarket Media
Aug 26, 2004
Nursing homes might see their first assured profits if a bill under consideration in California passes by the end of session on Aug. 31.
Lawmakers: CMS has no vision for Innovation Center ‘beyond undermining Medicare’
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Sep 22, 2017
Democratic lawmakers lashed out on Wednesday against news that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning to take its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in a “new direction.”
Texas could seek Medicaid expansion during Harvey recovery
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Aug 31, 2017
Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Texas may spur the state to pursue Medicaid expansion as a way to receive public funding in the storm’s aftermath, some observers say.
New ACO designed to better serve dual eligibles strategy
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 06, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Dec. 15 it was starting an ACO pilot program aimed at beneficiaries enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid.
Mountain States Health Alliance names president and CEO
Aug 21, 2013
Alan Levine will be taking the place of Dennis Vonderfecht as the president and chief executive officer at the Mountain States Health Alliance at the end of 2013.