Now that the U.S. Senate has apparently decided to make healthcare somebody else’s problem, I suggest keeping an eye on another pack of politicians: the governors.
Don’t be worried about Medicaid funding cuts — be very afraid
By
John O'Connor
Mar 13, 2017
The long-term care industry’s worst fears about what a Trump healthcare plan might contain have not just been met after last week’s unveiling, they have been far exceeded.
Giving Trump a chance
By
John O'Connor
Nov 14, 2016
It’s interesting to see how this sector has generally responded to Donald Trump’s recent presidential victory. In some quarters, demonstrators have taken to the streets. Others are predicting...
LeadingAge rallies against proposed Medicare, Medicaid changes
By
John Hall
Aug 24, 2015
A leading nursing home advocate is mustering support to combat massive changes the administration has proposed for Medicare and Medicaid participation.
It’s pretty clear what they’re really committed to
By
John O'Connor
Jul 17, 2015
It was quite a week for ironic juxtaposition in the nation’s capital.
40 states plan to increase nursing home Medicaid rates
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 16, 2014
Reversing a trend of rate cutting during the Great Recession, most states are increasing Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, according to a recently released report. However, states also are accelerating...
State News for October 2014
Oct 01, 2014
ILLINOIS — Gov. Pat Quinn (D) has signed a new law making it easier for people to lodge complaints against nursing homes.
Bed taxes and other troubling compromises
By
John O'Connor
Aug 04, 2014
As my colleague Tim Mullaney reported last week, the Government Accountability Office has been taking a closer look at Medicaid bed taxes lately. And the investigative arm of Congress doesn’t seem...
Finally, a Medicaid funding plan that actually makes sense
Jul 28, 2014
When politicians talk about Medicaid funding and nursing homes these days, an unsettling theme often emerges: the need to spend less of the former on the latter.
Dual eligibles more likely to go from hospitals to lower quality nursing homes, referral process might...
By
Tim Mullaney
May 27, 2014
People eligible both for Medicare and Medicaid go to lower-quality nursing homes after being hospitalized at a rate higher than Medicare-only patients, according to researchers from Brown and Harvard universities.