The sorting out begins the week after healthcare reform passes
Mar 26, 2010
Long-term care providers, among others, will spend the run-up to the Easter holiday and beyond continuing to decipher more precisely what healthcare reform provisions mean for them in the short term and...
The gloves to come off in reform debate
Oct 29, 2009
Now that House Democrats, the dominant party in that chamber, have issued their proposal for healthcare reform, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office will put a price tag on it. The full House then...
Election Day: Moment at hand for the future of healthcare funding and coverage
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 02, 2012
After more than a year on the campaign trail, it all comes down to Tuesday. Elections across the country, topped by the battle for the presidency, will take place. The results could set in motion the framework...
Anxious week ahead with pressure on healthcare reformers
Dec 18, 2009
With Christmas and other end-of-year holidays rushing up, the week ahead figures to be anything but comfortable for stakeholders in the healthcare industry. Members of Congress are expected to hold marathon...
Webinar focuses on nurses: ‘partners in health reform’
Jan 10, 2014
A 90-minute webinar will focus on frontline nurses — “the largest group of professionals involved in the delivery of healthcare” — in an event targeting C-suite leaders and others overseeing...
State leaders meet to discuss funding, legislative challenges
Jul 23, 2010
Policymakers will have their eyes on the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit from Sunday through Wednesday in Louisville, KY. States’ funding crises, including what...
With Congress waltzing off, reform advocates will need to start singing a different tune next week
Jul 30, 2009
So much for the healthcare reform fast track. On Monday, the House will begin a summer recess that extends into September. The Senate will start its annual summer break one week later. That means healthcare...
GOP stepping up pressure over administration’s Medicare brochure for seniors
May 28, 2010
Republican members of Congress are expected to intensify their criticism of an Obama administration brochure that is being sent to seniors to help explain the new healthcare reform law. The brochure, which...
Long-term care pharmacists to share solutions
May 21, 2010
Top professionals in long-term care medication management will meet Wednesday for a three-day conference that will explore the implications of healthcare reform and also provide educational, networking...
Fearful of losing even more funding, providers to pressure lawmakers on healthcare reform
Aug 14, 2009
Although it wasn’t unexpected, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ official announcement that it will be cutting $1 billion from nursing home Medicare payments starting Oct. 1 was...