The Obama administration has delayed implementing a key part of the Affordable Care Act, and a legal expert said operators should seize this opportunity.
Regulations for nursing home ethics programs and QAPI still in the works, administrators say
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 22, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is still working on the regulations for ethics and compliance programs that nursing homes were supposed to have implemented this month, CMS administrators admitted...
Report: Providers should prepare for managed care partnerships for dual-eligibles services
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 21, 2013
Managed care organizations are set to play a bigger role in how long-term care is provided for people currently eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, and providers should focus on having the right capabilities...
LeadingAge and AHCA join ranks opposed to Medicaid cost sharing proposal
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 26, 2013
LeadingAge and the American Health Care Association have joined a growing list of organizations opposed to Medicaid cost-sharing provisions in the Affordable Care Act. More than 700 respondents submitted...
Resident advocates demand health insurance guarantee for LTC employees
Jun 20, 2011
Twenty-four nursing home resident advocacy groups have asked the Department of Health and Human Services to require that nursing home owners provide health insurance to their employees.
Sebelius defends Medicare panel
Jun 27, 2011
In an editorial published on Politico.com, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defended the Affordable Care Act’s controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board, which critics...
Training critical part of quality assurance, expert says
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 24, 2012
An Accountable Care Act quality assurance program has the power to be transformative, a training expert said at the LeadingAge annual meeting Tuesday.
Doubling down on a Supreme Court thumping
By
John O'Connor
Apr 06, 2012
When I recently predicted the new healthcare law’s repeal, plenty of people disagreed. One of these unfortunates is Elizabeth Newman, a colleague and confidant here at McKnight’s, who has one...
‘Strap on your seat belts,’ as post-acute experts forecast opportunities amid threats of week-old...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 27, 2021
Long-term care providers wary of extra scrutiny should also be prepared for new opportunities in an administration that will likely expand insurance coverage and embrace innovative care models that could...
Stars aligned for shift
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2014
The Five Star rating system is about to get retooled, thanks to a scathing report in The New York Times. The only real question is how extensive the changes will be.