Forget the debate over alternative vs. traditional fuels. The smart leader is going to find out what powers Leah Klusch and pay to corner the market on that.
Providers grateful for certain opportunities in proposed 2025 Medicare pay rule
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James M. Berklan
Apr 02, 2024
Even though debate will continue about how much Medicare reimbursement should rise next year, there’s little disagreement that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services got at least a few things right...
Experts fear ‘bigger, stronger stick’ in new Medicare pay rule
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James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2024
Nursing home stakeholders are reacting with contempt and concern to key provisions of the newly proposed fiscal 2025 Medicare Part A pay rule.
[UPDATED] BREAKING: CMS proposes 4.1 percent nursing homes pay boost; staffing minimum not addressed
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James M. Berklan
Mar 29, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Thursday proposed a 4.1% pay increase for nursing homes in fiscal 2025 but declined to issue an update on its staffing minimum proposal as part of its annual...
When a pay raise isn’t enough, you know there’s trouble
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James M. Berklan
Mar 29, 2024
Newcomers to the long-term care game may not believe it, but there once was a time when the announcement of the next year’s proposed Medicare payment bump was the hottest ticket around.
‘You can fight it and win,’ attorney assures providers after unanimous victory in brutal venue and...
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James M. Berklan
Mar 26, 2024
Long-term care operators need to help themselves and their sector by battling plaintiff lawsuits more aggressively, stresses a provider attorney who just recorded a unanimous victory in what he calls an...
Long-term care providers took their campaign against $1 billion in proposed Medicaid cuts to new heights Friday, teaming with sympathetic community groups, lawmakers and even unions to protest at seven...
Quick, somebody grab the cue cards for this nursing home starlet
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 09, 2024
The importance of staying on message is pretty clear to most people in business and, of course, politics. There’s nothing like a unified front to send a clear message. In fact, most believe it’s imperative.
Hans and CMS: Two peas in a value-based pod
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James M. Berklan
Feb 02, 2024
In another life, in another millennium, on another continent, your faithful scribe was an auto factory worker. This led to many unexpected insights into human nature that I still recall decades later....
Parkinson named 2nd Annual McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards Career Achievement Award winner
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James M. Berklan
Jan 11, 2024
Mark Parkinson, the congenial Kansan who turned in a state governorship to become the top executive of the largest US long-term care association 13 years ago, has been chosen the 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle...