It’s a pretty exciting day, as far as national politics go. The pivotal primaries in Ohio and Texas could determine the Democratic nominee for president of the United States – or more likely, draw...
Yes, the immigration bill has a partisan flavor. Here’s why you should still support it.
By
John O'Connor
Feb 22, 2021
As a child of immigrants who had to jump through a remarkable series of hoops to enter this country and become naturalized citizens, I view a new immigration bill in a special light.
25 years later, this plague is still among us
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 07, 2016
Somewhere Dr. Bill must have been smiling. That was my conclusion when I read a recent dazzling article from Pulitzer Prize winner Amy Ellis Nutt.
When division is a good thing, and Tuesday’s real winner
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 06, 2020
Although the outcome of the biggest political race Tuesday isn’t known yet, long-term care providers appear to have eluded the most dangerous kind of results.
Lawmakers playing nice? Ha! April Fools’!
By
Brett Bakshis
Apr 01, 2010
It’s April Fish Day again, and I think we could all use a little bit of levity.
Of arbitration victories and payback
By
John O'Connor
Jun 12, 2017
In a year already chock full of regulatory victories, last week’s development about arbitration clauses might turn out to be the best of the bunch. But …
A workweek tweak that’s worth the fight
By
John O'Connor
Jan 09, 2015
The new Congress hadn’t even officially started and already a major fight over stipulations for a new work-week threshold was heating up. Obamacare doesn’t have the answer this time.
This ain’t no tunnel of love
By
John O'Connor
Mar 11, 2024
It seems there has always been some kind of fiscal cat-and-mouse game playing out between nursing homes and those who pay the bills.
A provider lesson in saying goodbye gracefully
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2017
I was impressed recently when I saw the press release announcing that Villa Healthcare was closing its Villa at River Parkway in Milwaukee in March.
It’s easy to forget how quickly things have improved for LTC
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2013
This publication and this sector were facing some very troubled times in 1990. That’s when I joined McKnight’s Long-Term Care News. The experts have a technical term for where the field and...