Voters in the state of Washington this week approved a ballot-initiative that legalizes medically assisted suicide. It is now the second state in the union, along with neighboring Oregon, to approve such...
Receiver looks to close nursing home costing $1M a month, halving state’s vent facilities
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 08, 2023
Connecticut may soon be left with a single nursing home ventilator unit if a Superior Court judge approves a request from the state to close a facility that has been in receivership since 2019.
Nursing home group heightens lobbying for Medicaid funding before November elections
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 11, 2012
Preserving Medicaid funding remains the top priority for the largest nursing home association in the United States as Congress heads back into session this week.
AHCA members flying to Washington to lobby for cancellation of funding cuts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 12, 2012
As fiscal cliff negotiations continue, nine state chapters of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living have sent representatives to meet with lawmakers in the nation’s...
Vet and health leaders push for $7.5M more for nursing home infection control and private rooms
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 04, 2024
Leaders of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Department of Health have called on state lawmakers to pump $7.5 million more for nursing home funding into the governor’s proposed...
Latest federal mandate denial sets stage for possible Supreme Court appeal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 15, 2021
The battle over a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is primed for its Supreme Court debut, now that a federal appeals court has ruled a temporary injunction should remain in place.
CMS seeks input on AI use in processing Medicare claims
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 05, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a request for information in October seeking input from all of its stakeholders on using artificial intelligence and other technologies to help process...
HHS issues rule that speeds up appeals
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 05, 2017
A Department of Health and Human Services final rule may allow providers to move more quickly through the backlog of 700,000-plus Medicare-related appeals.
Largest U.S. chain pushes to finalize its sale
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 18, 2007
Manor Care Inc. is prodding West Virginia to approve the sale of the nation’s largest nursing home chain to The Carlyle Group. State officials there remain the last stumbling block for completion...
Nursing homes will be subject to escrow for all civil monetary penalties, CMS announces
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 05, 2013
Nursing homes facing a civil monetary penalty due to any type of deficiency will be subject to escrow and entitled to request an independent informal dispute resolution process, according to a newly issued...