llinois providers file lawsuits to stop competitor’s expansion
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Jun 22, 2016
Three Illinois nursing homes have taken legal action in an attempt slow the expansion of a transitional care-focused competitor in Chicago’s western suburbs.
Hospital association sounds off on SNF prospective payment proposal
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Jun 22, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should consider skilled nursing payment proposals that could benefit the “unique” characteristics hospital-based facilities, the nation’s...
A tiny Alzheimer’s study with huge results
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Jun 21, 2016
If 2025 seems like it’s ambitiously close for finding an Alzheimer’s disease cure or game-changer, take heart — there’s a recently released Alzheimer’s study that may serve as...
Medicare ACO savings plummet after first year, study finds
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Jun 20, 2016
The first full year of contracts for accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program led to reductions in spending, but those cuts dropped significantly in the second cohort, a new...
Senate committee-approved spending bill would eliminate Medicare assistance program
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Jun 20, 2016
A federal program that provides seniors with advice for the Medicare program is one of 18 groups on the chopping block under a spending bill approved by a Senate committee last week.
AHCA: Unified payment plan ‘viable’ but 3-day stay part needs work
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Jun 17, 2016
Recommendations to Congress concerning a unified, site-neutral payment system for post-acute care are viable, a leading provider group said Wednesday.
Supreme Court upholds controversial False Claims liability theory
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Jun 17, 2016
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial legal theory that could increase False Claims Act scrutiny against healthcare providers.
Unified post-acute payment system within reach, MedPAC tells Congress
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Jun 16, 2016
A unified, site-neutral payment system for post-acute care is well within reach, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission said Wednesday in a report to Congress.
MACPAC: Medicaid spending for long-term care ‘disproportionate’
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Jun 16, 2016
Medicaid spending on long-term care is disproportionate compared to the number of beneficiaries requiring it, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commision said Wednesday.
One in five SNF residents experience abuse from other residents, study finds
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Jun 15, 2016
At least one in five seniors living in nursing homes has experienced some sort of resident-on-resident abuse, a new study finds.