Providers warn that block grants would hinder state Medicaid budgets
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 06, 2012
A prominent long-term care group is joining several Republican governors in saying that that block grants wouldn’t work for their state Medicaid budgets.
Provider group hammers Congressional leadership on lowering provider tax threshold
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 06, 2012
The American Health Care Association continued its assault Wednesday on a Republican proposal to use Medicaid provider assessments to offset subsidies to the Stafford student loan program.
60 Seconds with Gary Kelso, Chairman AHCA Not-for-Profit Council
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McKnight's Staff
Feb 01, 2013
What does a not-for-profit council do for a mostly for-profit association like AHCA?
AHCA incorporates new rehospitalization measuring tool into Quality Initiative
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 30, 2012
The American Health Care Association announced Thursday that it will employ a new, proprietary methodology for calculating case-mix adjusted hospitalization metrics for its members in its national Quality...
LTC operators exercise caution, implement plans for Hurricane Sandy
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 30, 2012
As waves pounded the Eastern Seaboard on Monday due to Hurricane Sandy, long-term care facilities put their disaster response plans to work.
Report shows slow progress on reducing antipsychotics, but AHCA renews 15% goal for 2013
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McKnight's Staff
May 07, 2013
Skilled nursing providers fell well short of reaching a 15% reduction in off-label antipsychotic use by the end of 2012, the American Health Care Association announced Monday.