The president delivered unsettling news to nursing homes last month. He recommended trimming Medicare and Medicaid by $313 billion over 10 years to help pay for healthcare reform.
Healthcare reform will resurface in 2008, Thompson says
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 31, 2006
Don’t expect the federal government to make significant healthcare policy decisions for a while, says Tommy Thompson, the immediate past secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Union to promote health coverage reform in California
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 26, 2004
As Labor Day approaches and the November ballot looms, the Service Employees International Union says it will embark on a massive educational campaign in California to try to make sure that a health insurance...
Legislative amendments emphasize home- and community-based care, Elder Justice Act
Sep 28, 2009
The Senate Finance last week adopted several amendments in its healthcare reform bill that apply to long-term care.
EHR partnership announced
Oct 24, 2017
Briggs Healthcare has announced a partnership with electronic health records company BlueStrata.
Healthcare reform could hurt state Medicaid programs, governors say
Jul 21, 2009
Democratic and Republican governors may not see eye to eye on many issues, but they have similar opinions on one issue: healthcare reform. Efforts to reform the system won’t do enough to curb spending...
Some healthcare reform provisions take effect
Jan 03, 2011
A number of key healthcare reform provisions affecting the long-term care industry began Jan. 1, right before the new session of Congress comes back to Washington, according to The Hill.
Illinois bill pushes new pay model that rewards outcomes, sufficient staffing
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 24, 2022
Nursing home Medicaid rates in Illinois would be tied to resident outcomes and rooms would be restricted to three or fewer residents in a new reform proposal backed by providers and consumer advocates.
TN providers team up with insurers for bundled payment program for joint replacements
By
McKnight's Staff
May 24, 2012
In anticipation of payment reforms centering on coordinated care, health systems and a major Tennessee insurer are establishing a bundled payment system for joint replacements.
Long-term care provisions remain in new White House reform bill
Feb 24, 2010
The new White House healthcare reform proposal released this week contains a number of provisions holding significant interest to long-term care professionals—in addition to the ballyhooed Community...