CMS provides first guidance letter about Medicaid changes
Apr 12, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday released its first guidance letter to states about changes in the Medicaid program as a result of the healthcare reform law.
CBO: Malpractice reform would result in billions in savings over next decade
Oct 14, 2009
The government could save as much as $54 billion over 10 years by enacting medical malpractice reforms, according to a recently released analysis from the Congressional Budget Office.
Electronic health records timeline in stimulus bill could be unrealistic, senior health IT official says
May 19, 2009
Lawmakers might have underestimated how long it would take the healthcare industry to implement new healthcare information technology when setting a timeline for its adoption under the American Recovery...
How to do it: implementing IT solutions
Mar 01, 2009
New information technology products are vital, but they are seldom inexpensive. That makes it critical for providers, who are typically saddled with tight budgets, to learn how to implement new IT products...
State News
Mar 01, 2014
HAWAII — One of the most expensive states in the country for long-term care is staring down the barrel of dwindling budgets and a rapidly growing elderly population. Officials are taking proactive measures...
Governors want Medicaid details in president’s proposed budget
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Haymarket Media
Apr 18, 2005
Governors want to examine details behind the president’s fiscal year 2006 budget proposal for Medicaid reform before they reach consensus on the issue, a Virginia governor said last week.
Health agency faces lawsuit for withholding cost estimates of Medicare reform law
By
Haymarket Media
May 24, 2004
Nineteen Democratic members of the House Committee on Government Reform filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the Department of Health and Human Services for refusing to release cost estimates for the...
Experts tell CMS to learn from past mistakes when creating new pilot programs
Jul 09, 2010
A group of healthcare reform experts is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reflect on past Medicare reform programs as it develops the new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation...
Seniors housing market analysis tool enhances Web site
Aug 31, 2009
NIC MAP, an online tool for tracking seniors housing developments in the nation’s top 100 metropolitan areas, has expanded its Web site. The site now includes an upgraded analysis of seniors housing...
New plan to revamp the ACA would transfer federal funding of long-term care
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 15, 2014
Better outcomes and cost savings could be achieved if states exclusively funded long-term care for Medicaid beneficiaries, a prominent expert has proposed in a plan that would comprehensively transform...