Managed care contracts, surveys and success stories tackled at start of AHCA convention
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 08, 2013
In the two years since an 11% reimbursement cut hit skilled nursing facilities, providers have regrouped and have achieved modest successes, the president of the nation’s largest nursing home association...
HHS slow rolling long-term care on remaining Provider Relief Funds; industry demands action
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 14, 2021
Long-term care stakeholders are growing increasingly frustrated while waiting for the remaining billions of dollars in the Provider Relief Fund to be distributed by the federal government.
Minimum staffing plan ‘unrealistic and impossible,’ nursing home chief says
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2022
The Biden administration’s premise that quality in nursing homes has gotten worse is “further from the truth,” maintains the leader of the nation’s top nursing home association.
When long-term care experts speak, things can get foggy
By
John O'Connor
Mar 11, 2013
I was hoping to get clear answers about the sector’s future at the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry’s regional meeting last week in San Diego. I did, but I...
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: 95% of nursing home residents taking vaccine, Parkinson says
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 04, 2021
A vast majority of nursing home residents are signing up to receive the first dose of available coronavirus vaccine, according to the leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association.
Republicans in the House
By
Liza Berger
Jan 06, 2011
A new party has taken control of the House of Representatives. What does that mean for healthcare and specifically long-term care? We soon shall see.
PointRight launches first AnalyticsEdge Symposium
Sep 16, 2014
PointRight Inc. is holding its first AnalyticsEdge Symposium, a client conference, Wednesday through Friday in Boston.
Obama’s cuts draw hot provider rebuke
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2013
President Obama’s proposed budget is dead in the water as long-term care providers see it. They stand to lose $81 billion over 10 years if the measure is approved.
Nursing home group heightens lobbying for Medicaid funding before November elections
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 11, 2012
Preserving Medicaid funding remains the top priority for the largest nursing home association in the United States as Congress heads back into session this week.
AHCA, Alliance merge to augment Hill clout
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2013
The nation’s largest nursing home association has re-absorbed an aggressive sub-group of large nursing home operators to create an even stronger lobbying organization for long-term care providers.