Nursing home alliance ‘pleased’ with Obama and Boehners’ focus on fiscal ills
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 12, 2012
The leader of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care expressed optimism Friday after President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) spoke publicly about looming healthcare funding threats.
Lawmakers threaten subpoena over Affordable Care Act PR campaign
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 25, 2012
Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee have threatened to subpoena federal health officials to gain access to public relations contracts related to the Affordable Care Act.
House committee subpoenas HHS over Medicare Advantage demonstration project
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 23, 2012
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and other House Republicans issued a subpoena Monday to gain access to documents related to an Affordable Care Act Medicare Advantage demonstration project.
States see spike on supplemental Medicaid spending
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 21, 2012
States spent $9 billion more on supplemental Medicaid payments in 2010 than it did four years previously, according to a government investigation requested by Congress.
The Main Thing
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 18, 2012
How do we handle the growing numbers of things we’re already supposed to know, i.e. electronic health records, MDS 3.0, etc., and the even larger number of things we don’t know yet that we...
Republican senators question $20 million public relations campaign promoting the Affordable Care Act
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 15, 2012
Republican lawmakers are angry that $20 million in preventive health funding was spent on a public relations campaign for the Affordable Care Act.
Report: Correcting Medicare Advantage overpayments could save billions
Jan 27, 2012
Correcting overpayments in the Medicare Advantage program could save the federal government billions of dollars, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Report: Correcting Medicare Advantage overpayments could save billions
Jan 27, 2012
Correcting overpayments in the Medicare Advantage program could save the federal government billions of dollars, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Provider organization won’t seek waiver to rule on employee insurance
Jun 21, 2011
A leading long-term care provider organization said it would not seek a waiver for its members on mandated employee health insurance under a provision of the Affordable Care Act.