Pharmaceutical company to pay $1 million to settle claims on switching drugs
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 30, 2004
The Maine subsidiary of Omnicare Pharmacy, a Fortune 500 company, agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims that it switched nursing home patients’ prescriptions to a medication that would be more...
AAHSA charges ahead on healthcare reform efforts
By
Liza Berger
Jun 09, 2009
The healthcare reform train is beginning to gather speed, and the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging is enjoying the ride. Today, Sen. Ed Kennedy (D-MA) released the much talked-about...
New forms from Briggs are easier on the eyes
Aug 16, 2011
Briggs Medical Service Company has introduced a new line of easier-to-read forms. These are printed in much larger font size, which makes it easier for providers to fill them out. These “EZtoC”...
Drug industry launches pro-health reform advertising blitz
Aug 18, 2009
PhRMA has launched a $12 million advertising push for healthcare reform, with TV spots airing in key states and on cable channels nationally. The ads stress the importance of ensuring that patients aren’t...
Senate to debate healthcare bill, elder abuse gains attention
Nov 24, 2009
The U.S. Senate over the weekend narrowly approved a motion to begin debate on its version of healthcare reform. The legislation includes a significant expansion of the Elder Justice Act and other provisions...
As recess winds down, Congress readies for healthcare reform battle
Sep 02, 2009
Congress is preparing to return to Washington D.C. after an eventful August recess. Democrats and Republicans are looking to ramp up efforts at passing, or, in some cases, derailing healthcare reform.
Obama to be sworn in today, healthcare high on his agenda
Jan 20, 2009
Today at noon, Barack Hussein Obama will be sworn in as the nation’s 44th president. While many tasks immediately await the new commander-in-chief, Obama has said that healthcare reform remains near...
Union dues: Obama may feel pressure to back ‘card check’
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team was facing an onslaught of advice, and what some could call threats, after winning the popular vote Nov. 4.
LTC alliance aims to bring ‘real systemic transformation’
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 28, 2022
The Green House Project and Pioneer Network are entering into a formal alliance in a push to bring system change towards long-term care reform.
Medicare enhances readability and fraud protections with streamlined benefit statements
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 08, 2012
Medicare recipients soon will be reaping the benefits of simplified benefit statements and will see added protections against Medicare fraud, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday.