Why are Medicare cuts bad? Industry has a billion reasons
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2009
Billions of dollars worth of unintended costs and consequences could be the fallout if the government follows through with a proposal to cut Medicare payments by $1.05 billion next year, nursing home advocates...
Committee OKs legislation that would increase number of foreign-educated nurses in nursing homes
Aug 05, 2008
Nursing-home providers this week expressed approval for legislation recently approved by a House committee that would increase the number of foreign-educated nurses in the U.S.
Bush recognizes long-term care “challenge” in State of the Union
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 02, 2006
President Bush called attention to the “national challenge” aging Americans pose for the nation’s retirement and long-term care systems in his State of the Union address Tuesday night....
Governors and CMS tell Medicaid Commission how to cut costs
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 19, 2005
The National Governors Association and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have provided the Medicaid Commission with cost-cutting recommendations, including closing provider tax loopholes and...
CDC stockpiles influenza vaccine for the first time ever
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 14, 2004
For the first time ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stockpiling the flu vaccine, spending $80 million over the next two years for 4 million doses.
Bladder Cancer in the Elderly: Balancing Disease and Surgical Risk
Dec 06, 2013
Of all the newly diagnosed bladder cancer patients, 25%-30% of them will have muscle-invasive disease that ideally will require major surgery in the form of a radical cystectomy, bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy...
Report: State budgets recovering, still struggling with Medicaid drag
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 17, 2004
States budgets are slowly recovering form fiscal crises of recent years, but Medicaid costs continue to be a major stumbling block. That’s the mixed message from a report released Thursday by the...
Cooperation needed between organized and non-organized labor to care for boomers
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 05, 2012
Organized labor groups will need to collaborate with non-union direct care workers in order for the eldercare workforce to meet the significant needs of an aging population, experts contend.
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.
In a Senate hearing commemorating the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Special Committee on Aging, committee chairman, Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) said funding for home and community based services should...