CMS to address nursing home reforms on Thursday call
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 04, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold its next National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call at 3 p.m. ET Thursday (March 10). The agenda figures to be loaded.
Fearful of losing even more funding, providers to pressure lawmakers on healthcare reform
Aug 14, 2009
Although it wasn’t unexpected, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ official announcement that it will be cutting $1 billion from nursing home Medicare payments starting Oct. 1 was...
All eyes on the Republican convention with Medicare reform a hot topic
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 24, 2012
Long-term care providers will be giving the Republican national convention in Tampa more scrutiny than usual next week.That’s when the party’s leaders will give Medicare reform higher importance...
Health lawyers to tackle arbitration, HITECH and health reform at annual meeting
Jun 25, 2010
The American Health Lawyers Association will hold its annual meeting next week in Seattle. Education session topics will include the arbitration process, an overview of HITECH (Health Information Technology...
Raucous debate on Senate health reform bill expected to start Tuesday
Nov 25, 2009
With most policy makers and planners taking a pause during Thanksgiving week, all eyes are looking ahead to Tuesday, when the Senate will kick off what could be several weeks of contentious debate over...
Nursing homes eyed for cuts as healthcare reform fight spreads to local battlegrounds
Jun 26, 2009
Federal lawmakers take their July 4 recess next week, so they’ll be spreading the battle lines of healthcare reform to hundreds of local venues, intensifying the debate. With Democrats attempting...
As new year kicks off, providers will be keeping their funny hats and noisemakers in the closet
Sep 25, 2009
Thursday marks the beginning of the federal government’s new fiscal year, and what a tumultuous year it could become for providers.
National long-term care symposium opens amid reform debate
Sep 10, 2009
The effects of congressional proposals on long-term care residents and their caregivers will be put under the microscope Monday at the Fourth Annual Long Term Care Symposium in Washington.
It’s not too late: Your Tech Award awaits
By
James M. Berklan
May 21, 2021
Organizers are calling on all long-term care, senior living and home care operators to head to the McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit website by Tuesday (May 25) to fill in an entry form to gain recognition...
Democratic rebuttals to GOP Medicare, Medicaid plans expected at national convention
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 31, 2012
Next week it will be the Democrats’ turn to offer their visions of the future for the Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as other issues that would significantly affect long-term care operators....