Miller’s Merry Manor has a name that is fitting for the holiday season. But the 62-bed facility in New Carlisle, IN, seeks a merry atmosphere throughout the year. Its dance activities, and one special...
FDA orders recommended dosages of sleeping pills to be halved
Jan 14, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring manufacturers of certain sleeping pills, including the widely prescribed Ambien, to reduce current recommended dosages.
High blood pressure heightens Alzheimer’s, researchers say
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Haymarket Media
Dec 12, 2007
Although it is not the root of Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure appears to exacerbate the condition, researchers say. High blood pressure lessened the flow of blood in the brains of adults...
CMS asking providers: How can we eliminate Medicare regulations?
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Danielle Brown
Jan 08, 2020
Providers are gearing up to take advantage of a federal request that could cut regulations they find burdensome.
Lawmakers target SNFs’ big payer for fraud, waste cuts
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
A pair of Congressional subcommittees focused on oversight have banded together to examine ways to reduce Medicaid fraud and waste.
Provider consolidation may increase costs, cut quality, researchers tell lawmakers
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Apr 17, 2017
Rising consolidation among healthcare providers, systems and insurers may be causing healthcare costs to rise while care quality suffers, according to a report published last week.
Republican lawmakers accuse CMS of focusing on recovering, not preventing, improper payments
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Sep 13, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relies too much on investigating improper Medicare payments after they’re made instead of preventing them to begin with, Republican lawmakers said Monday.
Kolodny is new CMO at Phoenix House
Sep 27, 2013
Andrew Kolodny, M.D., began as the Chief Medical Officer at Phoenix House on Sept. 9. He was previously the chairman of the department of psychiatry at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.
A post-acute common pay system possible, CMS says
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James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2012
Federal researchers believe a common evaluation and payment model for three types of post-acute care could be up and running in the not-so-distant future. The key might be patient acuity measures that...
Obama, Sebelius tout CLASS Act for creating long-term care options at seniors summit
Jun 09, 2010
President Obama and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius visited a seniors facility in Maryland yesterday to discuss prescription drug coverage, preventing fraud and impending changes...