Obama announces $25 million in malpractice reform grants
Sep 21, 2009
President Obama last Thursday authorized $25 million for pilot programs to investigate tort reform options.
Obama’s plan for tort reform may include ‘apology legislation’
Jun 17, 2009
President Obama this week publicly ruled out capping malpractice lawsuit awards as an approach to medical liability reform. His track record on the issue indicates he may be more open to ideas such as...
Obama to AMA: Liability reform is on the table
Jun 16, 2009
At his biggest, and longest, healthcare policy address to date, President Obama on Monday stated that he’d been privately discussing the idea of liability reform with the American Medical Association...
U.S. Supreme Court lets law nullifying nursing home pre-admission arbitration agreements stand
Jun 04, 2009
By refusing to review an Illinois appellate court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has tacitly agreed that a state law nullifying nursing home arbitration agreements supersedes the Federal Arbitration Act,...
Nursing home advocates converging on U.S. lawmakers to demand better Medicare reimbursement
May 29, 2009
More than 300 nursing home owners and operators are expected to meet in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday to try to persuade lawmakers to be generous with Medicare funding. The Obama budget proposal...
Business groups outgun labor in card-check battle, news report finds
May 20, 2009
Business groups appear to be gaining ground against organized labor in an effort to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card-check bill, according to a recent update on the issue.
Nursing home that refused to recognize union supported by federal appeals court
May 04, 2009
A long-term care provider in Georgia that decided not to recognize a union-organizing effort in 2008 has had its decision affirmed by a federal appeals court in Washington. Observers say the case could...
Gingrich: Arbitration clause greater threat than ‘card check’
Apr 24, 2009
The biggest concern with possibly enacting the Employee Free Choice Act is not the so-called card-check measure, which would make union organizing easier; it is the lesser known binding arbitration clause,...
Specter plans vote against card-check legislation, threatening bill’s passage
Mar 26, 2009
Nursing homes likely are cheering after Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) said Tuesday he would vote against the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card-check bill. His veto could effectively end the...
Former union rivals SEIU and CNA/NNOC team up for reform
Mar 20, 2009
Two union rivals have set aside their differences and joined forces to increase support for card-check legislation and to bolster healthcare union recruitment.