State budgets unlikely to recover until ‘late in the next decade,’ governors say
Nov 16, 2009
The recession has seriously bruised states over the last year and they will continue to face fiscal difficulties, according to reports released last week by the National Governors Association and the National...
Study: Falls, sores unaffected by nurse-patient ratio
Mar 25, 2008
The preliminary findings of a study on the effect of increased nurse-to-patient ratio laws in California hospitals has shown mixed results – and met with some serious criticism from providers.
CMS leader cautions drug plans to smooth Part D transitions
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Haymarket Media
Apr 04, 2006
New Medicare drug benefit enrollees must still be offered a 30-day transition period and newly institutionalized beneficiaries must be given a 90-day transition period, the leader of the Medicare program...
A recently developed skin graft treatment may help speed up the healing process for chronic wounds like pressure sores and diabetic ulcers — and keep them from coming back.
Health system to pay $5.55 million in largest ever HIPAA settlement
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Aug 08, 2016
A major Illinois healthcare system will pay $5.55 million to settle allegations of HIPAA noncompliance, marking the largest settlement to date against a single entity, officials said.
Report: Dual eligible pilots need more oversight
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Jan 21, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to strengthen its oversight of care coordination programs for dual-eligible beneficiaries, according to a new report.
Medicaid audit contractors lag behind Medicare counterparts, federal officials admit
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 08, 2012
Federal officials acknowledged in a House hearing Thursday that Medicaid’s recovery contractors have not been as successful as their Medicare counterparts in detecting fraud and recovering overpayments.
U.S. healthcare system lags behind other industrial countries for quality, access and efficiency
Jun 24, 2010
The U.S. may have won the first round of the World Cup, but it has come up short in another international contest—Best Healthcare System, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
Most of the $115 billion in newly reported discretionary spending represents existing healthcare reform...
May 17, 2010
The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday released clarification of its analysis showing that $115 billion in discretionary spending will result from the healthcare reform law. Most of that spending...
CMS shares LTC booster data; coverage among residents meets national average
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2022
Nursing home booster vaccination data is now available on the Medicare.gov Care Compare website as part of CMS’s effort to help increase facility vaccination coverage, the agency said Wednesday.