This week and next will largely determine the fate of healthcare reform. Of course, we in the media have been offering variations on that theme a lot during the past year.
A big night for healthcare reform
By
Liza Berger
Mar 22, 2010
Sunday evening marked the turning point for the passage of healthcare reform. After the turmoil of the past year, you almost have to pinch yourself to believe it.
Action-packed 2010 awaits nursing homes
By
Liza Berger
Dec 31, 2009
Ah, the New Year. As much as many of us try to downplay it, the holiday carries an undeniable host of expectations. While I can’t pretend I know how to read tea leaves, my prediction is that the...
A new fight over healthcare reform
By
Liza Berger
Nov 04, 2010
One of the highlights of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging conference came near the end—during a panel discussion about the impact of midterm elections on healthcare reform.
Senator calls for Medicare cuts to nursing homes
By
Liza Berger
Sep 09, 2009
Nursing homes have been arguing against Medicare reductions in House healthcare reform legislation. Now they are facing a similar fight in the Senate. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), chairman of the Senate Finance...
For long-term care reformers, it’s move it or lose it
By
Liza Berger
Jun 02, 2009
It’s another big week for long-term care providers on Capitol Hill. Starting tomorrow, the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill will be humming with members of the American Health Care Association....
Healthcare system (finally) pays long-term care notice
By
Liza Berger
Mar 04, 2009
It looks like long-term care is finally getting a seat at the table—the healthcare reform table, that is. That was apparent from the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging’s hearing today. The hearing...
Daschle withdrawal could hold up healthcare reform efforts
By
Liza Berger
Feb 03, 2009
A wrench was thrown into President Obama’s healthcare reform goals today after Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. It was presumably over...
Letting Medicaid be Medicaid
By
Liza Berger
Jun 11, 2009
If a disability insurance plan offered by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) passes, it would change the profile of Medicaid, Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services for...
Tough times for long-term care
By
Liza Berger
Oct 07, 2009
Could things get any gloomier? I hate to be a pessimist, but when you look at the landscape–from Medicare and Medicaid cuts to the shortcomings of the Five-Star Quality Rating System–the hits...