Hanging by a thread, providers must stitch up those Medicaid deals
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2022
The question in Texas and plenty of other states now becomes: Will there be enough momentum for long enough to push more Medicaid rates upward?
Nurse wanted nursing home victims to ‘slip’ away: charging documents
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Kimberly Marselas
May 26, 2023
A nurse with a spotty work history that includes allegations of “abuse” has been charged in the killings of two nursing home residents and the attempted murder of a third, the Pennsylvania attorney...
Women fighting deep under-representation in nursing home leadership roles
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Jessica R. Towhey
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 16, 2023
A 15-point percentage gap exists between the number of women working in healthcare and women fighting for respect in leadership roles, according to a new report from a leading career website.
Susan Ryan named to new top position at Center for Innovation
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 28, 2022
The Center for Innovation, or CFI, the parent organization of the Green House Project and Pioneer Network, is reorganizing its leadership as it focuses on growth.
It’s time to dig in and let CMS do the digging out
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2023
Nursing home operators, you’ve outdone yourselves this time. You’ve generated so many new public documents that it’s hard to even know where to start to dig.
New healthcare coalition to push Congress for workforce, immigration solutions
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 23, 2023
The American Health Care Association is one of several groups representing different healthcare sectors that are uniting to push Congress into acting on critical workforce and immigration solutions.
Nursing homes can’t compete if the data doesn’t stack up, experts warn
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 25, 2022
Data that puts operations and expenses in perspective is more critical than ever, with skilled nursing providers facing more competition for both patients and workers.
Minnesota lawmakers ax measure to ensure visitors access to nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 24, 2024
As advocates work to advance a federal bill ensuring “essential caregivers” can visit nursing home residents even during emergencies, one state is taking the opposite stance.
Opponents of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers are pursuing two fresh pathways to defeat it. Both challenges cite the pandemic’s current, less critical stage...
In ‘transition,’ CMS asks providers to weigh in on key rules
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 11, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN — Many providers renewed their concerns about staffing constraints, workforce retention and the survey process during a rare live forum with a top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...