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,...
Value-based purchasing will likely continue, expert says
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Feb 05, 2017
Value-based purchasing initiatives and a focus on post-acute partnerships are likely to persist in 2017, despite the possibility of “repeal and replace” of the Affordable Care Act, according...
State needs district court approval to reform TennCare, court says
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Haymarket Media
Feb 02, 2005
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) is appealing a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee that said he needs the court’s approval to initiate reforms to the TennCare...
Nursing home resident advocacy group reorganizes, changes name
Jun 15, 2010
The National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR), a resident advocacy group, said Monday that it is expanding its advocacy priorities. It also will have a new moniker, The National...
Senators say Medicare, Medicaid changes could help pay for healthcare reform
May 20, 2009
To pay for healthcare reform, lawmakers must consider a number of different options. Sens. Max Baucus (D-MT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) on Monday released a 41-page outline of financing options, which...
Seniorlink partners with Northeastern
Nov 24, 2015
Seniorlink Inc., the parent company of Caregiver Homes, has partnered with Northeastern University’s Bouve College of Health Sciences to form a dementia program.