CLASS Act is far from dead, according to supporters
Oct 17, 2011
When the White House effectively killed the CLASS Act, the program’s most vocal advocates dug in their heels in hopes of resurrecting the long-term care insurance program.
CLASS Act was doomed from the start, says GOP report
Sep 16, 2011
Health and Human Services officials were concerned about the sustainability of the CLASS Act prior to the bill’s passage, according to a new report.
Congressman to introduce bill to repeal CLASS Act after hearing discussion of strengths, flaws of long-term...
Mar 18, 2011
The Community Living Assistance and Services and Supports (CLASS) Act will be repealed if physician-congressman Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) has his way. Gingrey said Thursday that he intended to unveil a...
Traditional business models in the skilled nursing care sector are about to undergo massive change, panel...
Mar 10, 2011
Marketplace and policy changes will place unprecedented pressure on providers to diversify and expand how they do business, according to panelists at a skilled care program in Los Angeles.
President vows to fight attempted repeals of healthcare reform
Jan 27, 2011
President Obama defiantly said he would fight any repeal efforts to his health care reform platform but added in his State of the Union address Tuesday night that he would remain open to ideas for improving...
Birthday wishes for Medicare and Medicaid
By
Liza Berger
Aug 05, 2010
Amid your daily workload and the whir of summer, a couple birthdays may have slipped by you. I’m speaking of the 45th anniversaries of Medicare and Medicaid.
AAHSA praises Berwick recess appointment
Jul 08, 2010
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging applauded President Obama’s appointment Wednesday of Don Berwick to the top spot at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
A vacancy that needed filling
By
Liza Berger
Jul 07, 2010
President Obama has made another recess appointment—this one with big implications for long-term care.
CLASS Act to survive, even if healthcare reform doesn’t
By
Liza Berger
Jan 21, 2010
Larry Minnix sounded weary but determined. The CLASS Act may become a casualty of healthcare reform, but it is not going away, the head of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging assured...
Future unclear for healthcare reform after Senate Republican’s victory in Massachusetts
Jan 21, 2010
The election of Republican Scott Brown to senator in Massachusetts has put a question mark around the fate of legislation that would overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, according to the two major long-term...