Washington is working for long-term care for a change, or so it seems. This week, by a vote of 46-0, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill that would delay the onset of seven Medicaid regulations...
Arbitration disagreements
By
Liza Berger
Apr 16, 2008
It appears that the American Health Care Association once again is angling for a fight. This time it is over a bill that aims to do away with pre-admission arbitration agreements. The bill, which was introduced...
‘Transparency’ bill rankles for-profits
By
Liza Berger
Apr 01, 2008
The for-profit long-term care community has been digesting a bitter tasting piece of proposed new legislation in recent weeks.
Diane Rowland: A Trusted Source
By
Liza Berger
Apr 01, 2008
Diane Rowland, Executive VP, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Cha-ching
By
Liza Berger
Apr 09, 2008
Long-term care residents soon may be in the money, and they can thank President Bush for it. In case you haven’t heard (or read the McKnight’s online story on April 8), those who receive Social Security,...
Chicken Little strikes again
By
Liza Berger
Mar 27, 2008
If you’ve been in this field long enough, you are accustomed to the threat of doomsday. In the long-term care industry, the sky is falling. Constantly. It’s easy to feel that way today as nursing homes...
Disgraced
By
Liza Berger
Mar 13, 2008
If you are a news junkie you likely are feeding your habit this week with the scandal surrounding former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer, most of the Western world likely knows, resigned Wednesday...
Elephants and donkeys
By
Liza Berger
Mar 04, 2008
It’s a pretty exciting day, as far as national politics go. The pivotal primaries in Ohio and Texas could determine the Democratic nominee for president of the United States – or more likely, draw...
War of the words
By
Liza Berger
Feb 20, 2008
The blockbuster piece of nursing home legislation introduced last week put the for-profit community on edge – and in a delicate position in terms of public relations. That was evident in a bit of a verbal...
Bombs away
By
Liza Berger
Feb 15, 2008
Nursing homes have experienced more than their share of government scrutiny the last few months. It’s almost like the industry has a sign on it that says, “Hey, examine us! Look at our defects!”...