Post-acute giants Genesis and Kindred announce partnership to tackle outcomes, care transitions
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Feb 02, 2017
Two of the country’s largest post-acute care providers are joining forces in a unique effort to improve quality and care transitions.
Geriatric medical associations criticize ‘chilling effect’ of immigration executive order
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Feb 02, 2017
Two medical associations specializing in the care of older adults are raising red flags over how President Donald Trump’s recent executive order halting or curtailing immigration could impact healthcare...
Democrats boycott Senate committee vote on HHS nominee
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Feb 01, 2017
A vote expected to solidify Rep. Tom Price’s (R-GA) position as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was delayed Tuesday after Democratic senators boycotted it.
GAO: Despite efforts, Medicaid still vulnerable to improper payments
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Feb 01, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken steps to prevent improper Medicaid payments, but gaps still remain in making sure providers are properly vetted, according to a federal report released...
CMS rule on ‘risky’ provider affiliations withdrawn by Trump administration
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Feb 01, 2017
A rule that would have placed more scrutiny on providers’ partnerships has been put on hold by President Donald Trump’s administration.
End to Jimmo legal battle between CMS, patient advocates in sight
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Jan 31, 2017
A decision in the fight over how federal health officials should educate people about maintenance therapy coverage may be on the horizon, according to a new report.
Trump administration expected to keep cracking down on nursing home fraud
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Jan 30, 2017
Fraud within the skilled nursing sector is expected to remain a focus of the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump, according to experts.
Former SNF employee awarded $69,000 in pregnancy discrimination case
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Jan 30, 2017
A Kentucky skilled nursing facility will have to pay more than $69,000 to a former employee who claims the provider fired her because she was pregnant, authorities announced last week.
LeadingAge to lawmakers: Final rule places ‘impossible burdens’ on providers
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Jan 30, 2017
Providers are “gravely concerned” and need regulatory relief because of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s recent issuance of a final rule for nursing homes, LeadingAge said...
NQF endorses first hospitalization measure for long-stay residents
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Jan 27, 2017
A first-of-its-kind measure to gauge hospitalization rates among long-stay skilled nursing residents has been endorsed by the National Quality Forum, the American Health Care Association announced Thursday.