Nelson calls for all states to receive Medicaid exemption
Jan 11, 2010
During last month’s Senate healthcare debate, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) negotiated a deal that would exempt his state from having to pay its share of a proposed Medicaid expansion plan. Now he’s...
Medicare, Social Security to survive one more year, report finds
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Haymarket Media
Apr 24, 2007
The Bush administration urged reform after a newly released report tacked on one more year to the lives of the nation’s major healthcare and retirement plans. Federal officials issued ominous-sounding...
New Jersey Governor signs medical liability reform legislation
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Haymarket Media
Jun 10, 2004
New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey signed medical liability reform legislation in an attempt to reduce rising insurance premium costs. This could mean statutory caps on non-economic damages for medical liability...
CMS asks for feedback on paperwork burden
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Haymarket Media
Oct 16, 2007
In a nod to healthcare providers’ enormous administrative responsibilities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services asked for comments on the information collection process.
Medicare, Medicaid reform among goals of HHS, Leavitt says
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 30, 2005
Medicare and Medicaid reform and the creation of an electronic health records system will be the priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services in the next few years.
New Web site focuses on long-term care data
By
Denise Tyler
Dec 02, 2009
Information about the health and status of nursing home residents, facility characteristics and states’ long-term care policies is available on a new Web site from Brown University.
Recruiting immigrants? Invite them in and wrap them up
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2022
The message is clear then that providers who want to succeed while on this recruitment journey must prepare for some key challenges; chief among them is the idea that these workers, like any others, will...
Lawmakers target nursing homes’ biggest payer for fraud reduction
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2018
Two Congressional subcommittees focused on oversight are banding together to look at reducing fraud and waste in the Medicaid system.
Federal judge rules reform law’s insurance mandate unconstitutional
Dec 15, 2010
A Virginia federal judge Monday ruled that the “individual mandate” aspect of the healthcare reform law violates the Constitution. It is the first such ruling among trial courts.
Judge suggests he will allow states to sue federal government over healthcare reform
Sep 16, 2010
A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law is likely to advance. A federal judge in Florida this week said he would rule on the merits of the suit by Oct. 14.