Providers praise Senate passage of immigration reform bill
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Haymarket Media
May 26, 2006
The Senate approved a controversial, comprehensive immigration reform bill on Thursday. Certain provisions in the bill could help alleviate workforce shortages in long-term care facilities, according to...
Governors’ Medicaid reform ideas could influence commission
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Haymarket Media
Aug 04, 2005
Governors’ ideas on Medicaid reform could play a role in the cost cutting decisions of the Medicaid commission, which is assigned the task of cutting $10 billion from the program over the next five...
GAO says advertisements on the Medicare reform law misleading
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Haymarket Media
Mar 11, 2004
The General Accounting Office said Wednesday that advertisements and brochures the Bush administration has created on the new Medicare reform law misrepresent the prescription drug benefits for seniors....
Apollo Safety forms special healthcare division
Apr 15, 2014
Apollo Safety has formed a new healthcare division with offerings related to gas detection equipment, maintenance and monitoring.
Drug regimen found effective for common kidney condition
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Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
A major clinical trial out of the United Kingdom points a new direction for treating a common form of kidney disease.
AAHSA expresses concern about commission’s proposed long-term care cuts
Nov 11, 2010
A deficit commission’s recommendations regarding cuts to Medicaid long-term care prompted some push-back Wednesday from Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services...
Obama’s new healthcare plan includes CLASS Act
Feb 23, 2010
President Obama on Monday released his nearly $1 trillion, 10-year version of healthcare reform. It includes long-term care provisions from previous bills, including the disability insurance program known...
SEIU chief predicts action on ‘card-check’ bill, healthcare reform this summer
Feb 27, 2009
Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, predicted “real action, really soon” on healthcare reform and union “card-check” legislation, according to a...
Guest Columns: The real path to culture change
Sep 09, 2009
Healthcare reform might be helpful, but it won’t solve the perception problem facing the nursing home field. Only long-term care leaders can change the culture of nursing homes.
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