The Bush administration began to air a 30-second ad Tuesday on network and cable television — a two-month $9.5 million endeavor to ratchet public support for the revised Medicare law and counteract...
National Investment Center opens tandem regional housing and skilled nursing meetings Sunday
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 23, 2012
The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry is holding its tandem housing regional symposium and skilled nursing investment forum Sunday through Tuesday in Boca Raton, FL. Former...
Long-term care groups praise plan to repeal medical equipment competitive bidding process
Mar 16, 2011
A new plan to repeal the durable medical equipment competitive bidding process received high praise from members of the long-term care community during a press conference Tuesday.
HHS approves program to allow individuals with disabilities to control their own care
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Haymarket Media
Nov 10, 2004
The Department of Health and Human Services has approved a Maryland plan that will make it easier for individuals with disabilities to retain more control of home and community-based services.
Advancing Excellence partners with Hallmark Business Connections
Dec 16, 2014
Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative has partnered with the Hallmark Business Connections for an employee recognition program called “You Make a Difference.”
CDC recommends antiviral drugs as alternative to flu vaccines
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Haymarket Media
Oct 22, 2004
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved three antiviral drugs as a means of “preventing” the flu. Although not to be taken as substitutes for the flu vaccine during...
New Hampshire proposes reducing nursing home population
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Haymarket Media
Oct 22, 2004
The number of nursing home residents in New Hampshire may be drastically reduced if the state Medicaid program approves of the proposals.
MedPAC gives nursing homes thumbs down again
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Haymarket Media
Jan 15, 2004
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has again recommended that skilled nursing facilities receive no inflationary payment adjustment in the coming year. The congressional advisory arm made a similar...
Second aging revolution summit to include big names, big ideas
Sep 09, 2008
The Wesley Enhanced Living Foundation will host “The Aging Revolution II,” a conference devoted to aging issues, on September 25 in Philadelphia.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dennis G. Smith defended President Bush’s 2003 reform proposal for Medicaid at the National Conference of State Legislatures meeting in Washington,...