The next phases of the new requirements of participation should be delayed to relieve burden on providers, LeadingAge told lawmakers in late August.
MedPAC: Cut therapy caps 33%, hike audits
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 02, 2012
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has recommended that Congress drop the annual allowable limits for Medicare Outpatient Part B payments by one-third. It would mean caps at $1,270, down from $1,880.
Grassley rips CMS Medicare contractors for inappropriate payments
Oct 12, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to have more oversight of Medicare contractors, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) recently argued.
CBO: Senate healthcare reform bill to cost $849 billion
Nov 19, 2009
The Senate healthcare reform bill will cost $849 billion over the next 10 years and cover 31 million uninsured Americans, according to a preliminary Congressional Budget Office analysis disclosed late...
Feds cancel funding for state Medicaid waiver
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 11, 2007
A healthcare program that has insulated Wisconsin from the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug program is set to expire at the end of the year.
Illinois lawmakers approve $23 million in cuts to LTC facilities
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 03, 2005
Payment cuts to Illinois long-term care facilities totaled $23 million in the final FY 2006 budget approved by lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly this week.
Support swells among House Republicans against Medicaid budget cuts
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 15, 2005
House Republicans are coming on board to oppose Medicaid reductions in the fiscal 2006 budget.
Landlord LTC Properties doubts Senior Care Centers’ ability to emerge from bankruptcy as a viable entity,...
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 04, 2019
A California-based skilled nursing landlord says it suspects that Texas’ largest operator will not be able to come out of bankruptcy and is therefore actively looking for another tenant.
Nursing home cited for failure to perform resuscitation
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited for neglect after four nurses failed to perform CPR on a resident, even though the resident appeared to have been dead for several hours.
Safety commission weighs petitions for total bed-rail ban, seeks input
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 05, 2013
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has merged two petitions calling for a total ban on adult bed rails and will accept comments on the matter through Aug. 5, according to an entry in Tuesday’s...