New survey process has ‘learning curve for everybody,’ CMS official says
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Oct 31, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new survey process for nursing homes will challenge the sector with a “learning curve,” but providers can stay on top of...
11 more states working on wage increases for direct care workforce
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Oct 20, 2017
Seventeen states currently have Medicaid-related initiatives underway to bolster their long-term care workforce, with many of those focused on raising wages for workers, a new survey shows.
GOP budget that cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid over next decade may be smokescreen
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Oct 06, 2017
The House passed a budget proposal on Thursday that would slash roughly $1 trillion from the Medicaid program over the course of 10 years. But representatives aren’t planning on seeing those cuts...
Trump: ‘We’ll see’ if HHS Secretary Price gets fired over use of private jets
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Sep 28, 2017
President Donald Trump is “not happy” with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., after reports surfaced criticizing his use of private jets for official travels.
Add Medicaid directors and McCain: Graham-Cassidy bill not the answer for reform
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Sep 25, 2017
The National Association of Medicaid Directors and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joined long-term care provider groups late last week in rejecting Republican lawmakers’ latest Affordable Care Act replacement...
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.”
Hospital group: MedPAC’s proposed post-acute payment system ‘unworkable’
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Sep 20, 2017
A unified post-acute payment system proposed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is “unworkable as a foundation” the American Hospital Association maintains.
Provider groups slam Medicaid cuts in last-chance ‘catastrophic’ bill to replace ACA
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Sep 20, 2017
Republican lawmakers’ last shot at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline is not earning any fans in the long-term care sector, the nation’s largest provider...
Body wipes found shoved inside resident; ‘frustrated’ CNA arrested
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Sep 15, 2017
A nursing assistant at an Oklahoma nursing home has been arrested after confessing to stuffing care wipes inside a resident out of frustration, according to local reports.
Report: Nearly 20% of SNF nursing assistants live below poverty line
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Sep 07, 2017
Close to 20% of nursing home assistants are living below the federal poverty line, a result of low wages and part-time positions, according to a new report.