The Chartis Group, an advisory firm, announced it has formed the Chartis Center for Rural Health. Its goal is to offer tailored services and solutions for hospitals and healthcare facilities that care...
Senators focus on Medicare spending, seniors services early in debate over healthcare reform bill
Dec 03, 2009
As Senate Democrats and Republicans began debating their healthcare bill this week, Medicare spending reductions and their effect on seniors emerged as major topics.
House mulls adding CLASS Act to healthcare reform bill
Oct 28, 2009
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are strongly considering adding the CLASS Act to their version of healthcare reform.
Foot health and amputation prevention for the long-term care resident
By
Dr. Mark Hinkes
Mar 24, 2009
Long-term care residents with diabetes are at high-risk for foot infections, ulcers and even amputations. Practicing preventive measures and good foot care are critical to avoid these problems.
Immigration bill dies in Senate
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 29, 2007
Ending a tumultuous national debate — at least temporarily — senators Thursday rejected the controversial immigration reform bill.
House immigration bill would create guest worker program
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 29, 2007
Nursing home providers are praising a new immigration reform bill that calls for a temporary guest worker program.
Changes to Medicare physician pay key to healthcare reform, analysis suggests
Jul 13, 2009
Substantial changes to the Medicare benefit will be needed to affect any real reform or cost savings, and to ensure the program’s future solvency, a news analysis suggests. That includes linking...
Alliance, SEIU react to reform bill
Feb 15, 2008
Healthcare-related groups expressed varying degrees of support for a new nursing home reform bill that would increase penalties for poor performing nursing homes.
Analysis: Focus on quality of care, not geographic variances to justify Medicare reforms
Apr 14, 2011
Policy makers should focus less on geographic variances and more on the quality of care when working on Medicare payment reform, a new analysis finds.
Editor’s Desk: Competing interests may foil plans for true reform
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2009
I thought of the parable of the rabbit and the snake when contemplating the flurry of healthcare reform banter taking place before U.S. lawmakers’ August recess.