Slashing Medicare to pay for healthcare reform an ugly shell game
By
Dr. Stuart M. Shapiro
Jul 27, 2009
Healthcare reform is a worthy goal, but it should not come at the expense of much-needed funding for nursing homes.
The safety net for seniors
By
James Lomastro
Jan 02, 2014
Healthcare reform, especially the expansion of Medicaid, will bring into focus the fragility of the safety net. This is a system that is for vulnerable seniors, but which has not been adequately financed.
Obama: Healthcare bill would help seniors on Medicare
Mar 16, 2010
The healthcare reform package, if passed, will add almost a decade of solvency to the Medicare program, President Obama told seniors Monday during a stop in Ohio.
GOP may halt Medicare reform plans
May 06, 2011
Key Republican lawmakers said they would wait until after the 2012 elections to make major changes to Medicare, according to published reports. At least one key GOP member, however, challenged that assertion.
Senate votes against Medicare physician payment fix
Oct 23, 2009
Doctors still face a 21% Medicare payment cut next year after the Senate this week voted 53-47 against a permanent fix to the doctor reimbursement formula.
60 Seconds with…
Mar 01, 2009
Anne Tumlinson Analyst, Avalere Health Medicare cost survey
Nursing home lobbyists urge lawmakers for change but don’t expect long-term care reform
Jun 05, 2009
Hundreds of nursing home owners and operators blitzed congressional buildings in Washington on Thursday, pressing lawmakers for better Medicare payments, a halt to post-acute payment bundling system talk...
Former Medicare administrators identify different priorities for reform
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 01, 2013
Three former top Medicare administrators offered their proposals for reform Wednesday. The panel spoke at the Kaiser Family Foundation offices in Washington, D.C.
Medicare physicians receive temporary reprieve from pending pay cut
Mar 31, 2010
Medicare physicians are once again facing a 21.2% pay cut when a provision to delay the reduction expires at midnight Thursday. But the government has ordered that claims submitted on or after April 1...
As recess winds down, Congress readies for healthcare reform battle
Sep 02, 2009
Congress is preparing to return to Washington D.C. after an eventful August recess. Democrats and Republicans are looking to ramp up efforts at passing, or, in some cases, derailing healthcare reform.