There was no battle cry. No calls to storm the halls of Congress. Instead the message at the American Health Care Association’s two-day Congressional Briefing was subtle: You can ask lawmakers...
The odds of healthcare reform surviving are …
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 20, 2012
I wonder what the bookies in London are thinking about the odds of the U.S. healthcare reform law surviving. Surely they have taken bets on its possible demise, just as they do seemingly everything else...
Healthcare reform is still alive
By
Liza Berger
Feb 22, 2010
The release of President Obama’s healthcare reform proposal couldn’t have come at a better time. The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging is holding its advocacy conference...
Are we entering skilled care’s Golden Age? The answer might surprise you.
By
John O'Connor
Mar 05, 2018
It’s very possible historians may look back at 2018 as a kind of Golden Age for skilled care. No, I have not been drinking.
Long-term care financing reform – progress is possible
By
Brian D. Ellsworth and Arthur Y. Webb
Nov 13, 2013
When the federal Commission on Long-term Care issued its report last month, there was a sense of déjà vu all over again. Sixteen years ago, in New York State, we were staff person and task force member,...
How PAC facilities can maximize advanced BPCI participation
Sep 29, 2017
Bundled payments represent one of the biggest opportunities to reform the healthcare system.
Valuing bilingual workers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 08, 2013
We know that speaking two languages has positive effects, ranging from an ability to switch between tasks to cognitive quickness in older adults.
The healthcare reform roller coaster
By
Liza Berger
Mar 16, 2010
This week and next will largely determine the fate of healthcare reform. Of course, we in the media have been offering variations on that theme a lot during the past year.
Will governors ride to providers’ rescue?
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 03, 2017
Now that the U.S. Senate has apparently decided to make healthcare somebody else’s problem, I suggest keeping an eye on another pack of politicians: the governors.
A big night for healthcare reform
By
Liza Berger
Mar 22, 2010
Sunday evening marked the turning point for the passage of healthcare reform. After the turmoil of the past year, you almost have to pinch yourself to believe it.