It’s too bad that 2010 should end with a damning report about Medicare overbilling. It’s not exactly the best way for nursing home providers to greet the new year.
Deficit commission votes not to send proposals to Congress
Dec 06, 2010
A commission charged with finding ways to reduce the deficit last week voted against proposals that recommend killing the CLASS Act and increasing the Social Security retirement age.
Groups release blueprint in response to New York’s call to overhaul Medicaid spending
Nov 29, 2010
Two groups recently unveiled a blueprint for home- and community-based services reform in New York. The report is in response to a call from the Citizens Budget Commission to fundamentally restructure...
Berwick’s remarks offer insight into his healthcare worldview
By
Liza Berger
Nov 19, 2010
Dr. Donald Berwick of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not have said enough to satisfy some members of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, but he arguably presented some pretty defined...
Yarwood warns states not to opt out of Medicaid
Nov 19, 2010
States thinking of withdrawing from the Medicaid program should think again, the head of the American Health Care Association says.
Panel proposes healthcare spending cuts in debt reduction proposal
Nov 18, 2010
The Bipartisan Policy Center released a debt reduction proposal that includes several healthcare-related spending cuts.
Commission takes the knife to healthcare spending
By
Liza Berger
Nov 12, 2010
Preliminary recommendations from a new commission gave long-term care providers a bit of a fright this week. And understandably so.
AAHSA expresses concern about commission’s proposed long-term care cuts
Nov 11, 2010
A deficit commission’s recommendations regarding cuts to Medicaid long-term care prompted some push-back Wednesday from Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services...
The growing cost of compliance in long-term care
By
Michael K. Loucks
Nov 09, 2010
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will expand compliance-related regulations for skilled nursing facilities.
Nursing home operators vow to fight for Medicaid relief during lame-duck session
Nov 09, 2010
With Republicans looking to rein in government spending during the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress, American Health Care Association President and CEO Bruce Yarwood is concerned that the House will...