Esformes sentenced to 20 years for $1B healthcare fraud scheme
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 12, 2019
Convicted long-term care businessman Philip Esformes was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for a record Medicare fraud scheme that he ran through his network of nursing homes.
Clydesdales bring Christmas cheer and carriage rides to nursing home residents, families
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 20, 2023
Christmas came early for Garden Gate Nursing Home residents in the form of holiday carriage rides led by two distinguished Clydesdales.
Seniors confused about new healthcare reform law, survey shows
Jul 28, 2010
Most seniors are misinformed or simply unaware about new healthcare reforms under the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a new survey from the National Council on...
Expanded leverage for CMS could bolster healthcare reform, Senate told
Apr 24, 2009
The government could use Medicare to test new cost-saving, quality improving healthcare reform efforts, but it would have to give the program more leverage and flexibility, panelists testified at a recent...
Congress to reconcile separate budget resolutions after recess
Apr 06, 2009
The House and Senate, which each passed fiscal year 2010 budget resolutions late last week, are planning to iron out the differences when they return to session April 20.
Tort reform bill introduced in Senate
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 28, 2006
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) has introduced a liability reform bill that caps non-economic damages at $250,000 per healthcare provider.
President, Congress heat up healthcare reform efforts
Jun 12, 2009
President Obama and top lawmakers will intensify healthcare reform efforts next week, both in Washington and on the road. Reform measures under discussion potentially have wide-ranging implications for...
Study: Feds must not rely on states for healthcare reform
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 16, 2007
The federal government cannot leave healthcare reform to the states, a new study finds.
Immigration reform increasingly urgent to addressing LTC workforce crisis: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Josh Henreckson
Mar 28, 2024
As workforce challenges continue to hound long-term care providers, sector experts increasingly point to immigration reform as a vital step on the path toward long-awaited stability.
The emerging role of the citizen in healthcare reform
By
James Lomastro
Jun 29, 2016
As with other social movements – think about civil rights related to disability or race – change requires the engagement of those involved in it