There’s also recognition that no one can hold out for a new, large entitlement program to fix this problem since the necessary bipartisan support for passage does not exist.
Resident hospital transfer forms: The 5 most useful pieces of information
By
Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2021
The creators of a new automated hospital transfer form say they have identified the five must-have pieces of information needed to reduce clinical complications when nursing home residents are brought...
Nursing home advocates gearing up for election, ‘high-risk’ lame duck session
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Oct 19, 2016
The American Health Care Association will remain “incredibly vigilant” in advocating for providers’ interests in the nation’s capital through the upcoming election and lame duck...
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.
Drug makers offer $80 billion toward healthcare overhaul
Jun 30, 2009
The country’s leading pharmaceutical industry group has agreed to cut Medicare prescription drug prices by $80 billion over 10 years, including selling brand name drugs at half-price to seniors in...
The safety net for seniors
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James Lomastro
Jan 02, 2014
Healthcare reform, especially the expansion of Medicaid, will bring into focus the fragility of the safety net. This is a system that is for vulnerable seniors, but which has not been adequately financed.
Physician 1.7 percent pay fix fails to account for full cuts to therapists, other SNF providers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 06, 2024
Congressional leaders have agreed to increase physician pay by 1.68% starting next week, but that raise still would not make whole a 3.37% cut initiated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Nearby ED means more avoidable visits from AL residents, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 12, 2023
The closer the nearest hospital, the higher the number of potentially avoidable emergency department visits among assisted living residents, researchers have found. A nearby ED may limit motivation to...
Obama: Healthcare bill would help seniors on Medicare
Mar 16, 2010
The healthcare reform package, if passed, will add almost a decade of solvency to the Medicare program, President Obama told seniors Monday during a stop in Ohio.
Democrats push for reconciliation process ‘shortcut’ to pass healthcare reform, Republicans...
Mar 19, 2009
Senate leaders, as a way to squeeze healthcare reform legislation through Congress, may try to use the budget reconciliation process. This legislative shortcut allows bills to pass through the Senate without...