Drama around healthcare law ‘sucking all the life’ from IPAB repeal
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Jul 11, 2017
Mounting pressure on Republican lawmakers to pass their Affordable Care Act replacement may sweep other healthcare-related legislation under the rug, some observers say.
Experts say full staff engagement, training crucial to improving dementia care
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Jun 17, 2015
Specialized training could help staff better handle disturbances, and decrease the need for antipsychotics, according to experts affiliated with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Kindred leaving U.S. skilled nursing business
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Nov 08, 2016
Kindred Healthcare Inc. announced plans Monday to exit the skilled nursing facility business, citing “dynamic changes” to the healthcare industry.
Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s care garners Gold Award
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Sep 30, 2015
Morning Pointe Assisted Living, which operates 24 assisted living and memory care communities in the Southeastern U.S., met the demand for better Alzheimer’s care programs with the development of...
CMS nominee Verma grilled on fraud, fee-for-service at confirmation hearing
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Feb 17, 2017
Seema Verma, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, told lawmakers on Thursday that she’d make targeting healthcare fraud and abuse a “top...
Report: CMS needs to improve public access to nursing home expenditures
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Oct 07, 2016
Skilled nursing facilities’ expenditure data needs to be made more accessible to public stakeholders, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Provider groups call for big changes to value-based purchasing bill
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Sep 16, 2016
A House bill that would establish a value-based purchasing program for post-acute care needs major revisions before it earns providers’ support, several industry groups told lawmakers in a letter...
Lawmakers shut down proposal to raise nursing home fines to $10,000 per day
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Jul 05, 2016
A plan to drastically increase fines and oversight in Massachusetts nursing homes was rejected by state lawmakers on Thursday.
NY nursing home owners plead guilty in abuse cover-up
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Dec 01, 2015
The owners of a New York nursing home company have pleaded guilty to charges that they covered up resident abuse and neglect.
Judge orders DOJ to pay legal fees for HCR ManorCare in rehab claims case
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Nov 06, 2017
The Department of Justice will have to pay HCR ManorCare legal fees after a judge slammed its handling of a whistleblower case against the provider.