House to use controversial budget reconciliation process to pass healthcare reform
Mar 27, 2009
The House Budget Committee Wednesday agreed to use the budget reconciliation process as a way to pass significant healthcare reform legislation as part of the fiscal year 2010 budget.
Obama announces $25 million in malpractice reform grants
Sep 21, 2009
President Obama last Thursday authorized $25 million for pilot programs to investigate tort reform options.
CBO: Malpractice reform would result in billions in savings over next decade
Oct 14, 2009
The government could save as much as $54 billion over 10 years by enacting medical malpractice reforms, according to a recently released analysis from the Congressional Budget Office.
Democrats include long-term care reform in policy platform
Aug 21, 2008
The Democratic Party has included long-term care reform as a plank in its policy platform.
States should like bill’s financing of Medicaid expansion, Baucus says
Sep 16, 2009
The financing of a Medicaid expansion that will be part of the Senate Finance Committee’s healthcare reform proposal should please state officials. That is according to Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT),...
Nursing homes can assess nutritional status by measuring residents’ calves rather than body mass...
By
Tim Mullaney
May 27, 2014
Nursing home caregivers can get a good idea of residents’ nutritional status by measuring their calves rather than calculating their body mass index with height and weight, according to recently...
CMS changes nursing home inspections in response to sequestration cuts
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will change some nursing home survey procedures in response to budget cuts from sequestration, according to memos released Tuesday. The CMS Survey & Certification...
White House rejects claims that proposed Medicare cuts would hurt care for seniors
Nov 17, 2009
A recent report has rekindled some of the controversy surrounding proposed cuts to Medicare under current healthcare reform proposals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Saturday released...
Nursing homes begin receiving census forms
Apr 02, 2010
While most of the country is filling out their census forms, nursing home residents are just beginning to receive theirs.
Maryland mandates end-of-life wishes form for LTC residents
Oct 11, 2011
Maryland healthcare professionals will soon be required to complete a form outlining a patient’s end-of-life wishes upon admission to a long-term care facility, according to a new regulation.