Medicare coordinated-care pilot programs fail to live up to expectations, study finds
Feb 12, 2009
Most Medicare test programs designed to cut costs and keep elderly patients with one or more chronic conditions out of the hospital have failed, according to a recently published analysis of such programs.
AHCA pressures CMS, lawmakers to wait on ‘five-star’ rating system
Nov 25, 2008
The pending “five-star” nursing home rating system should be delayed because it would not accurately reflect the quality of the nation’s nursing homes, the American Health Care Association...
CMS adds new providers to care transition program
Aug 20, 2012
Seventeen new sites, which includes some skilled nursing facilities, were added to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services care transitions program, the agency announced Friday.
Baucus’s healthcare plan would direct funds away from nursing homes
Nov 13, 2008
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) on Wednesday unveiled his plan for universal healthcare coverage. The plan emphasizes restructuring long-term care.
Medicare providers could face up to 100% late tax penalties
By
John Hall
Mar 25, 2015
Praise for Congress for proposing a bill that would reset Medicare physician pay rates could be a little less hearty, after details emerged Tuesday that the measure would also include penalties as high...
MedPAC worried over managed care plan for dual eligibles
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 06, 2012
A Medicare advisory panel has expressed concern that automatic enrollment into managed care plans for dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries would harm their access to healthcare.
Projected Medicare Advantage growth to bring more provider headaches, more congressional scrutiny
By
Joe Bush
Oct 05, 2022
Several large insurance providers are expanding their Medicare Advantage plans to new states and hundreds more counties, effective in 2023, adding pressure on skilled nursing operators as enrollment booms.
Senator calls for an end to misleading wheelchair and scooter advertisements
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 19, 2012
The aggressive marketing of power wheelchairs and scooters to seniors drives up Medicare costs and puts providers in a tough spot, says Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).
Providers continue to fight for therapy funding
Mar 17, 2008
Long-term care facilities continually find themselves in a tug-of-war with other healthcare segments for therapy funding.
More Medicare recipients are surviving high-risk surgeries
Jun 17, 2011
The risk of death after high-risk surgeries is dropping among Medicare patients, a new study found.