MyndVR has formed a Science Advisory Board that will study the medical efficacy of virtual reality on seniors with and without age-related conditions.
Experts say reform needed to alleviate LTC strain on Medicaid
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Jun 11, 2015
An increasing reliance on Medicaid to pay for long-term care supports and services has put the sustainability of the system in jeopardy, experts warned Wednesday.
All eyes to Washington as president, returning lawmakers re-ignite healthcare reform rhetoric
Sep 03, 2009
Members of the healthcare industry, and much of the rest of America, will turn their attention to the nation’s capital next week, when Congress and the White House will inject new life into the fight...
Tort reform enters presidential debate
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Haymarket Media
Nov 26, 2007
A presidential candidate has staked out a position on tort reform, a divisive topic in Washington that consistently draws fire from varying lobbying groups.
LTC reform bill introduced in House
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Haymarket Media
Nov 07, 2007
The level of discourse about improving the quality of long-term care rose to a new level Tuesday, when three members of the U.S. House introduced the Long Term Care Quality & Modernization Act of 2007...
Senate approves lobbying reform bill
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Haymarket Media
Aug 03, 2007
The Senate Thursday passed a bill that would crack down on gift giving by lobbyists and require lawmakers to disclose more about fundraising efforts. The healthcare industry, including nursing homes, spends...
Panel issues report on nonprofit reforms
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Haymarket Media
Jun 24, 2005
Charitable organizations should strengthen oversight and reporting of their activities, according to a report issued this week from a panel of nonprofit leaders.
Esformes sentenced to 20 years for $1B healthcare fraud scheme
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Danielle Brown
Sep 12, 2019
Convicted long-term care businessman Philip Esformes was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for a record Medicare fraud scheme that he ran through his network of nursing homes.
AHCA pushes toward payment reform
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Oct 06, 2015
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living will soon face their “most formidable challenge of all,” in delivering a proposal for payment reform to Congress,...
Provider groups push for RAC reform
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John Hall
Feb 06, 2015
Hospital industry groups said Thursday they’d rather the government reform the Recovery Audit Contractor program than simply throw more money at fixing an onerous backlog of more than 800,000 Medicare...