Funding issues hit the spotlight as nursing home advocates gear up for Aging Committee hearing
Mar 03, 2009
The Senate Special Committee on Aging will convene tomorrow to discuss the inclusion of improvements to long-term care as part of overarching national healthcare reform.
Sebelius gets HHS nod, DeParle tabbed to become health czar
Mar 03, 2009
President Obama officially nominated Kathleen Sebelius, the democratic governor of Kansas, for the job of Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday. Sebelius had been considered...
Obama budget would cut $316 billion over 10 years from Medicare
Feb 26, 2009
President Obama’s budget plan for fiscal year 2010, which he plans to release today, would trim $316 billion over 10 years from Medicare.
McKnight’s Online Expo to offer continuing education credits
Feb 24, 2009
The American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care Monday reiterated the importance of reforming the long-term care payment system. McKnight’s’ readers can...
Senior care groups want nursing home funding protected in Obama’s first budget
Feb 23, 2009
President Barack Obama is set to unveil his 2010 budget proposal Thursday, causing anxious senior care groups to issue a call for Medicare funding protection.
Obama to be sworn in today, healthcare high on his agenda
Jan 20, 2009
Today at noon, Barack Hussein Obama will be sworn in as the nation’s 44th president. While many tasks immediately await the new commander-in-chief, Obama has said that healthcare reform remains near...
Newly appointed Orszag expected to play healthcare reform role
Dec 01, 2008
The recent appointment of Peter Orszag to director of the White House Office of Management and Budget indicates that the Obama administration is serious about controlling the rising costs of healthcare,...
Obama: Economic recovery includes healthcare reform
Nov 26, 2008
Healthcare reform is part of getting the country back on track economically, President-elect Barack Obama said.
Baucus’s healthcare plan would direct funds away from nursing homes
Nov 13, 2008
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) on Wednesday unveiled his plan for universal healthcare coverage. The plan emphasizes restructuring long-term care.
Hospice payment system requires reform, staff tells MedPAC
Nov 11, 2008
Medicare hospice payment reform will be necessary to combat the rising cost of hospice, staff members suggested recently to the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC).