Kindred breaks with PharMerica, plans to partner with Omnicare
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 26, 2013
Kindred Healthcare will split with pharmacy partner PharMerica and join forces with Omnicare at the end of 2013, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Kindred teams with Omnicare, splits with skilled nursing pharmacy PharMerica
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 24, 2013
Major long-term care provider Kindred Healthcare will split with its current pharmacy partner, PharMerica, and team with the sector’s largest pharmacy, Omnicare, at the end of 2013, according to...
Kindred will trim more SNFs from its portfolio, Diaz says
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
Kindred Healthcare will continue to offload its nursing facility operations leased from Ventas, according to President and CEO Paul J. Diaz.
No reason to cheer fiscal cliff ‘solution’
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 02, 2013
Should a person be congratulated and backslapped for simply doing his or her job? That’s the question that should be on people’s minds today as they ponder what has happened with fiscal cliff...
One resident’s trash is another animal’s treasure
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 11, 2012
Perhaps you regularly see acts of altruism that restore your faith in humanity. Given that I work in journalism and live in the city, I do not. Therefore, exceptional kindness gives me pause. Or in this...
Time to revamp Medicaid
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2012
As this goes to press, many of the nation’s governors are sorting out a major Medicaid decision: Take the money or run.
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Kindred sheds more facilities
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2012
Kindred Healthcare announced it will not be renewing another lease agreement with Ventas for six nursing and rehabilitation centers and two long-term care facilities.
Kindred cuts its losses and focuses on ‘cluster’ strategy
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
As it recovers from a tough fourth quarter, Kindred Healthcare said it would not renew seven lease bundles containing 64 facilities in 2013.
New budget proposal would slash Medicaid, repeal the Affordable Care Act
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 20, 2012
The proposed fiscal 2013 budget released by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) Tuesday would repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut Medicaid spending by $810 billion over 10 years.