It’s hard to describe how incredibly dangerous and stupid the latest GOP effort to replace Obamacare really is. But I’ll try.
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.
More to healthcare reform than attention-grabbing headlines
By
Brett Bakshis
Oct 13, 2009
News about healthcare reform is entirely inescapable at this point. The only way you could make it more ubiquitous would be to change the name “America’s Healthy Future Act” to “Jon...
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....
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...
Slashing Medicare to pay for healthcare reform an ugly shell game
By
Dr. Stuart M. Shapiro
Jul 27, 2009
Healthcare reform is a worthy goal, but it should not come at the expense of much-needed funding for nursing homes.
Odds don’t favor another round of Obamacare
By
John O'Connor
Apr 23, 2012
The Supreme Court may be two months away from announcing whether President Barack Obama’s health care law is legal. But court watchers are already speculating on what will happen if the measure is...
View from a healthcare town hall meeting
By
Brett Bakshis
Sep 02, 2009
“There are certain rules we ask our students to follow during assemblies,” Dr. Nanciann Gatta, superintendent of Illinois School District 219, said before introducing Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s...