I was sympathetic when the Partnership for Sustainable Health Care called for a speedier shift away from fee-for-service last week — and I also thought about Purell. Yes, that Purell.
A blow to healthcare reform
By
Liza Berger
Jan 20, 2010
The buzz among long-term care providers today, as expected, is the upset in the Massachusetts Senate race. How healthcare reform will play out now is anyone’s guess.
CMS proposes physician Medicare payment rate cut in 2010
Jul 02, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday proposed reducing Medicare payment rates for physicians by 21.5% in calendar year 2010. It also disclosed other physician payment reforms as part...
Obama: Healthcare bill would help seniors on Medicare
Mar 16, 2010
The healthcare reform package, if passed, will add almost a decade of solvency to the Medicare program, President Obama told seniors Monday during a stop in Ohio.
Advance directives are not a proxy for euthanasia
By
Sherry Parrish
Aug 25, 2009
It is a mistake to think that advance care planning in any way hurts seniors. Such discussions may lead to more end-of-life care instead of less and help preserve individuals’ decision-making rights.
Care coordination, adoption of HIT pushed at tech conference
Jun 19, 2012
Forging partnerships with other providers and adopting health information technology are critical to the survival of long-term care providers, new guidelines recommend.
Tough times for long-term care
By
Liza Berger
Oct 07, 2009
Could things get any gloomier? I hate to be a pessimist, but when you look at the landscape–from Medicare and Medicaid cuts to the shortcomings of the Five-Star Quality Rating System–the hits...
House committee closer to compromise, senators tentatively agree to cut Medicare
Jul 30, 2009
Representatives appear to be inching closer to a compromise on healthcare reform. That comes as senators consider reducing Medicare spending to trim the cost of a reform package.
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...
Cutting Medicare to nursing homes is poor healthcare policy
By
Alan G. Rosenbloom
Sep 15, 2009
Congress is considering healthcare reform legislation that proposes deep cuts to Medicare spending for nursing home care. Such a bill would not be the way to achieve meaningful reform.