Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, which represents more than 150,000 nursing home workers, will resign from his post “very soon,” according to sources inside...
News analysis: Support for card check varies depending on the poll
Apr 14, 2009
Parties on each side of the card-check issue are proving adept at swaying the masses, according to a recent news analysis. But it’s hard to know which poll figures to trust.
Labor leaders plan to reunify American labor movement
Apr 09, 2009
In an unprecedented move, the presidents of the Service Employees International Union, the AFL-CIO and 12 other unions and labor federations convened in Maryland Wednesday to announce the formation of...
Report: Frail seniors unlikely to be saved during pandemic
May 06, 2008
The “very elderly” likely won’t receive life-saving treatment in the event of a pandemic emergency, a new report states.
Hundreds of healthcare orgs push back against IPAB
By
Emily Mongan
Dec 02, 2016
More than 600 healthcare organizations called on Congress this week to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
Hospitals with dedicated ERs for seniors look to improve care and prevent readmissions
Oct 27, 2010
Hospitals in Southeast Michigan have been rolling out new emergency rooms catering exclusively to older adults. Built partly in anticipation of a ballooning senior citizen population in coming years, these...
Nursing home operators settle Omnicare kickback case for $5 million
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 08, 2013
Two former nursing home executives have agreed to pay $5 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit involving long-term care pharmacy giant Omnicare Inc., according to the Chicago Tribune.
Card-check alternatives gaining ground with lawmakers
Mar 31, 2009
Last week, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) announced that he might not support current union “card-check” legislation. Since then, a number of alternative labor reform plans have begun to gain popularity.
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...
Hollywood nursing home’s administrators cleared of wrongdoing
Aug 30, 2010
Administrators of Hollywood’s so-called celebrity nursing home didn’t violate state laws when they transferred more than 30 residents last year, California health officials said late last week,...