With Medicare cuts coming, GOP prepares another push for vouchers
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 05, 2013
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) is working on a proposed budget that would revamp the Medicare program. Republicans believe the option of turning Medicare into a voucher program may win...
President Obama snubs long-term care in State of the Union address
Jan 25, 2012
Despite calls from healthcare groups for President Obama to include long-term care in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the request appears to have fallen on deaf ears.
Senate Dems join call for state Medicaid funding extension
Feb 26, 2010
Senate Democrats sent a letter to Harry Reid (D-NV) requesting that the majority leader include a six-month extension of state Medicaid assistance in his new healthcare stopgap legislation.
Deaf residents sue nursing home over lack of communication services
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Aug 19, 2015
Three deaf residents of an Illinois nursing home have filed a civil lawsuit against the facility, claiming it failed to provide adequate accommodations for them to communicate with staff.
Judge: Deaf resident can sue operator
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 08, 2018
A former nursing home resident who is deaf can pursue a discrimination case against the facility where she lived for more than two years because staff ignored her repeated requests for a sign language...
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IRS should supply workers with electronic means of reporting healthcare data, payroll professional says
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 02, 2012
A government-mandated request for additional healthcare data may result in the Internal Revenue Service requiring another form beyond a W-2 for employees, a payroll expert said last week.
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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.
CMS may alter Medicare Advantage star ratings
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Oct 22, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services will soon be requesting comments on possible changes to the Medicare Advantage five-star quality rating system, the agency announced this week.