Nursing homes have been arguing against Medicare reductions in House healthcare reform legislation. Now they are facing a similar fight in the Senate. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), chairman of the Senate Finance...
Senators focus on Medicare spending, seniors services early in debate over healthcare reform bill
Dec 03, 2009
As Senate Democrats and Republicans began debating their healthcare bill this week, Medicare spending reductions and their effect on seniors emerged as major topics.
House mulls adding CLASS Act to healthcare reform bill
Oct 28, 2009
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are strongly considering adding the CLASS Act to their version of healthcare reform.
Changes to Medicare physician pay key to healthcare reform, analysis suggests
Jul 13, 2009
Substantial changes to the Medicare benefit will be needed to affect any real reform or cost savings, and to ensure the program’s future solvency, a news analysis suggests. That includes linking...
For long-term care reformers, it’s move it or lose it
By
Liza Berger
Jun 02, 2009
It’s another big week for long-term care providers on Capitol Hill. Starting tomorrow, the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill will be humming with members of the American Health Care Association....
Release of annual Medicare report delayed to calculate effects of reform
Apr 07, 2010
Publication of the annual report detailing the financial health of the Medicare and Social Security programs will be three months later than usual to determine the effect of the healthcare reform law on...
Medicare plan collapses as Senate struggles for compromise on reform
Dec 16, 2009
A proposal to expand Medicare enrollment to adults aged 55 and older fell apart barely a week after it was first introduced in the Senate healthcare reform debate. That has been one compromise as Democrats...
Nurses highlight pro-nursing healthcare reform provisions in letter to Congress
Jan 13, 2010
Members of the American Organization of Nurse Executives recently expressed their support for certain pro-nursing provisions in the healthcare reform bills.
Editors’ Blog: The danger of cutting Medicare
Jul 31, 2009
It could seriously hurt seniors and the long-term care field if senators decide to reduce Medicare to fund healthcare reform.
Daschle withdrawal could hold up healthcare reform efforts
By
Liza Berger
Feb 03, 2009
A wrench was thrown into President Obama’s healthcare reform goals today after Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. It was presumably over...