President Bush issued a new appeal to resuscitate medical malpractice legislation on Monday in Little Rock, AR. He also called attention to the issue during his weekly radio address Saturday. Earlier last...
House reform provision stirs controversy over end-of-life decision making
Jul 24, 2009
One provision of the House healthcare reform legislation has garnered criticism from New York state’s former lieutenant governor. She argues it would encourage the premature deaths of the elderly...
Nursing home alliance ‘pleased’ with Obama and Boehners’ focus on fiscal ills
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 12, 2012
The leader of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care expressed optimism Friday after President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) spoke publicly about looming healthcare funding threats.
McKnight’s Newsmaker Video: Healthcare reform bill would lead to reimbursement cuts, Stein says
Sep 28, 2009
Healthcare reform legislation inevitably would affect reimbursements to senior healthcare providers, according to economist and humorist Ben Stein. He spoke last week at the National Investment Center...
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May 08, 2014
Nursing homes can apply for extension on sprinkler installation, feds say … US senior population to double by 2050 … Leading congressman pledges post-acute payment reform
Providers set sights on pay reform, IMPACT Act implementation
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Jan 12, 2016
The new year brings a stronger focus on payment reform policies, value-based purchasing and observation stays, said a top executive with the nation’s largest nursing home association on Monday.
GOP-controlled House sets sights on health reform repeal
Jan 04, 2011
Republican members of the new 112th Congress, which convenes Wednesday, have put a total repeal of President Obama’s health care reform bill at the top of their agenda.
President Obama signs major healthcare reform bill into law
Mar 24, 2010
President Obama with much fanfare but still without Republican support signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law on Tuesday.
Obama’s plan for tort reform may include ‘apology legislation’
Jun 17, 2009
President Obama this week publicly ruled out capping malpractice lawsuit awards as an approach to medical liability reform. His track record on the issue indicates he may be more open to ideas such as...
Newly appointed Orszag expected to play healthcare reform role
Dec 01, 2008
The recent appointment of Peter Orszag to director of the White House Office of Management and Budget indicates that the Obama administration is serious about controlling the rising costs of healthcare,...