CMS showing its discomfort with arbitration arrangement
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2015
Residents should fully understand binding arbitration agreements, and know that they have the option to contact federal, state or local healthcare officials about them, according to a proposed rule from...
Medicaid fraud audits poor investment: GAO
By
John O'Connor
Jul 06, 2012
Lawmakers blasted a Medicaid anti-fraud program that has cost taxpayers more than five times as much as it recovered.
Nonprofits laud move to start LTC benefits
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2009
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging was pleased the Senate included the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act in its healthcare package bill last month.
Staffing totals don’t add up
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2018
Nursing homes were placed under a hot spotlight in mid-July after The New York Times ran a lengthy story criticizing fluctuations and apparent understaffing revealed through a new federal data collection...
Kramer: New normal for LTC
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
The long-term care industry is forever changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to expert Robert Kramer.
Job seekers often unfit
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
More than 25,000 job applicants were deemed ineligible to work in long-term care through the federal background check program over the last two years. The nationwide number is estimated to be much higher....
SNF: Rogue volunteers took residents
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 06, 2017
A nursing home was fighting allegations it didn’t have an evacuation plan in place during Hurricane Harvey.
Unified pay by 2021: MedPAC
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May 06, 2017
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted in April to recommend an accelerated timeline that would see implementation of a site-neutral post-acute care payment system kick off in 2021.
GOP leaders promise bills will be approved
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2014
Republicans were able to retake control of the Senate, while adding to their margin in the U.S. House. Now comes the hard part: actually governing.
RAC audits often inaccurate, group claims
By
John O'Connor
Dec 02, 2012
A major hospital group has called for a federal investigation into mistakes made by recovery audit contractors.