Several so-called “red states” are leaning toward or have outright abandoned plans to allow expansion of their Medicaid programs, bucking a nationwide groundswell of program enrollment under...
RAC groups battle provider plea for short-stay payment relief
By
John Hall
Feb 19, 2015
Third-party firms that audit Medicare bills for payment issues are pushing back hard against a hospital association plea for more favorable short-stay reimbursements, adding to the ongoing unwelcome specter...
Law would enforce nursing home malpractice caps
By
John Hall
Feb 13, 2015
In a case that could have broad implications for providers nationwide, West Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday inched closer to passing a law that could place caps on jury awards in nursing home malpractice...
MatrixCare DIRECT released
Feb 10, 2015
MatrixCare has released MatrixCare DIRECT, a messaging platform.
New report highlights need for Alzheimer’s research
By
John Hall
Feb 09, 2015
A new report has compelled one of the leading advocates for Alzheimer’s research in the U.S. Senate to renew a call on the federal government to significantly boost research funding for the disease,...
Provider groups push for RAC reform
By
John Hall
Feb 06, 2015
Hospital industry groups said Thursday they’d rather the government reform the Recovery Audit Contractor program than simply throw more money at fixing an onerous backlog of more than 800,000 Medicare...
NH nursing home owners fighting back against cuts
By
John Hall
Feb 05, 2015
New Hampshire’s nursing homes, which have been on the block since 2015 dawned for a potential $7 million payment cut, are now fighting back.
California mulls assisted living cameras
By
John Hall
Feb 04, 2015
California may allow some form of videotaping in assisted living facilities, following mounting pressures from concerned families and positive outcomes from an Orange County facility that installed the...
Strength in unity is their prescribed motto, hope
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2015
Growing up, we had a saying when we wanted to cross a busy street but couldn’t catch a break from drivers. “C’mon,” one of us would gamely yell, while pulling the others onto the...
State News for February 2015
Feb 01, 2015
MASSACHUSETTS — Thanks in part to the Affordable Care Act, the concept of palliative care has become more prominent in the national conversation about the end of life. Now these conversations are mandated...