Nursing homes on front line as White House weighs ‘bed tax’ reform
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 16, 2013
Nursing homes could be hurt if the federal government lowers or eliminates the Medicaid provider tax threshold to reduce the national deficit, according to a recent report from the Congressional Research...
Nursing home lobbyists fight back against proposed provider tax reduction
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 21, 2012
As lawmakers negotiated a budget deal Thursday, the American Health Care Association voiced its objection to cutting the Medicaid Provider Assessment statutory threshold.
National organizations defend ‘bed taxes’ in letters to White House, Congress
By
McKnight's Staff
Dec 06, 2012
A group of 20 national healthcare organizations supporting current allowable “bed tax” levels, have asked the ceiling not be changed as part of current federal budget talks in a letter sent...
Post-election Congressional action might not be so ‘lame’
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 10, 2012
Like a pedestrian at a dangerous intersection, long-term care providers find themselves waiting for the stoplight to change when it comes to reimbursement policy.
A nudge toward budgeting
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 22, 2012
There is many a manager who has been told “work on the budget” and left to sink or swim. If that’s different in your facility — that is, if each nurse manager is giving a course in...
A nudge toward budgeting
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 22, 2012
There is many a manager who has been told “work on the budget” and left to sink or swim. If that’s different in your facility — that is, if each nurse manager is giving a course in...
A nudge toward budgeting
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 22, 2012
There is many a manager who has been told “work on the budget” and left to sink or swim. If that’s different in your facility — that is, if each nurse manager is giving a course in...
Consumer group cries foul over GOP’s 2013 budget
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 11, 2012
The fiscal 2013 budget, which was passed in the House, would cause seniors’ healthcare costs to surge and wreak havoc on Medicare and Medicaid, two new reports suggest.
LeadingAge: Tough times ahead for long-term care providers
Nov 30, 2011
LeadingAge President and CEO Larry Minnix openly acknowledged Wednesday afternoon that the next two years could be tense and difficult for long-term care providers. He was just one of a handful of experts...
House passes GOP-supported fiscal year 2012 budget with big spending cuts
Apr 18, 2011
Voting along party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposed fiscal year 2012 budget Friday.