Expert predicts ‘win’ for nursing homes in ‘big’ new SCOTUS case
By
Danielle Brown
May 03, 2022
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday said it will review a ruling that revived an injury lawsuit against a state-owned nursing home.
Conference call will bring Supreme Court’s ruling on healthcare reform into better focus for long-term...
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 13, 2012
Long-term care stakeholders will learn during a special webcast Tuesday why they should care about the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the healthcare reform law. Starting at 2 p.m. (Eastern Time),...
And you thought long-term care operators lived in silos?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 20, 2012
Our Founding Fathers were wise to separate our government’s executive, legislative and judicial branches. As we’ve seen all too often, concentrated power leads to disastrous results.
CBO won’t have an estimate on Affordable Care Act’s deficit impact prior to House repeal...
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 10, 2012
The Congressional Budget Office is still assessing the impact of the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act decision on the federal deficit and won’t have an estimate until the end of July. That...
The real reason why the Supreme Court will trounce Obamacare
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John O'Connor
Mar 30, 2012
I’m not sure why so much hand wringing is taking place over the Supreme Court’s future decision about Obamacare. For as they like to say in Chicago, the fix is in.
COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadlines push providers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 17, 2022
With every state but Texas now covered by rules mandating when workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19, providers are facing increased urgency around ongoing vaccination campaigns.
Supreme Court tackles Medicaid expansion today
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 28, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments today over whether the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid is constitutional.
Maybe we can’t handle the truth
By
John O'Connor
Jun 15, 2012
The Supreme Court has decided that corporations and unions are really no different from regular folk when it comes to sponsoring elections. As a result, we’re about to see a spending spree that would...
BREAKING (Updated): High Court grills attorneys over worker COVID vaccination mandates (live)
By
Kimberly Marselas
James M. Berklan
Jan 07, 2022
The Supreme Court should issue a stay and allow a federal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers to go into effect immediately because “any delay in implementing that requirement would cause preventable...
Healthcare worker, OSHA vaccine mandates headed to Supreme Court
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 19, 2021
The immediate fate of a federal vaccine mandate covering most U.S. healthcare workers was in the hands of the Supreme Court this weekend, as the Biden administration sought to reverse an injunction preventing...