SEIU chief predicts action on ‘card-check’ bill, healthcare reform this summer
Feb 27, 2009
Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, predicted “real action, really soon” on healthcare reform and union “card-check” legislation, according to a...
Nursing homes begin receiving census forms
Apr 02, 2010
While most of the country is filling out their census forms, nursing home residents are just beginning to receive theirs.
Brookings briefing addresses long-term care survey process, job training
Jul 15, 2008
Redesigning the regulatory survey of nursing homes would help determine how far current resources can be stretched to improve quality, according to a panelist who participated in a long-term care reform...
Kohl-Grassley bill aims for larger fines, transparency
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2008
Nursing home operators could face fines up to $100,000 – 10 times the current maximum – and would have to provide more ownership, expenditure and staffing information under a new bill introduced...
Nursing home does not need Supreme Court intervention to avoid birth control mandate, feds say
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2014
The federal government defended the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraception mandate” Friday in a Supreme Court filing against a Catholic long-term care provider. The ACA requires...
Finding long-term solutions
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2008
It’s hardly a secret that eldercare services in this nation are in a state of flux. The average age of nursing homes in most metro markets has surpassed 30 years.
Democrats include long-term care reform in policy platform
Aug 21, 2008
The Democratic Party has included long-term care reform as a plank in its policy platform.
CMS may require more stringent provider screening for Medicare, Medicaid enrollment, participation
Sep 22, 2010
Some healthcare providers would be subject to criminal background checks and fingerprinting under a new fraud-prevention plan from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
HHS: Anti-fraud summit could help reduce wasteful Medicare, Medicaid spending
Nov 02, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services is considering convening a Medicare and Medicaid anti-fraud summit meeting. It would be one way to reduce wasteful spending and combat fraud, a representative...
Washington gathering to focus on long-term care reform
Jul 10, 2008
The Brookings Institute will hold a briefing on the future of long-term care reform Friday morning, and the guest list includes some heavy hitters from inside the Beltway.