Lawmakers blast federal efforts to monitor and police Medicare fraud — again
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 11, 2012
Lawmakers again hammered the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Medicare program integrity contractors Friday. The latest salvos were fueled by an agency admission that additional mistakes...
Obama administration has missed half of health law’s legal deadlines, report claims
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 07, 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services missed roughly half of its legal deadlines for implementing the Affordable Care Act, a new report from a right-leaning advocacy group asserts.
Provider group hammers Congressional leadership on lowering provider tax threshold
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 06, 2012
The American Health Care Association continued its assault Wednesday on a Republican proposal to use Medicaid provider assessments to offset subsidies to the Stafford student loan program.
State News: Ombudsman conflict over LTC executives
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 05, 2012
Consumer advocates in Kansas are concerned about a series of decisions by Gov. Sam Brownback (R) to appoint nursing home industry veterans to high-level Department of Aging positions.
Register for today’s Super Tuesday payment webinar
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 05, 2012
It’s not too late to register for today’s McKnight’s Super Tuesday Webinar “2012 Reimbursement Update: The Least You Need to Know,” which can earn you one free continuing...
I couldn’t live without…McKesson Mobile Manager
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 04, 2012
Prior to adopting McKesson’s Mobile Manager, Bob Lassen, the clinical director of pharmacies for Five Star Senior
Living, says he and other pharmacists at the company never really knew what to expect...
Affordable Care Act designates $52 million to help disabled, veterans avoid nursing homes
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 01, 2012
Additional government funding is being distributed for a program to keep seniors, disabled individuals and the veterans in their homes, and out of institutionalized long-term care facilities.
Vitamin D deficiency linked to mobility difficulties, disability in the elderly, study shows
By
McKnight's Staff
May 30, 2012
Elderly adults who are deficient in vitamin D are at a higher risk for developing mobility limitations and becoming disabled, new data suggests.
Healthcare leaders press Congress for Medicare reimbursement reform
By
McKnight's Staff
May 30, 2012
Provider groups are pushing Congress to replace the formula Medicare uses to reimburse physicians and eliminate other regulatory burdens.
Nursing home antipsychotic legislation set aside
By
McKnight's Staff
May 29, 2012
The U.S. Senate did not approve legislation that would strengthen regulations for antipsychotic use in nursing homes, despite overwhelmingly passing a bill it was attached to on Thursday.