Nursing homes eyed for cuts as healthcare reform fight spreads to local battlegrounds
Jun 26, 2009
Federal lawmakers take their July 4 recess next week, so they’ll be spreading the battle lines of healthcare reform to hundreds of local venues, intensifying the debate. With Democrats attempting...
Therapy caps, payment, assessment reform to top long-term care conference
Feb 05, 2010
The future of Medicare Part B therapy caps will be a hot topic next week when the National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) holds its winter meeting at the Ritz Carlton in suburban...
SPADE update coming on July 25 Special Open Door Forum
Jul 12, 2018
Federal regulators will hold a Special Open Door Forum at 2 p.m. ETC on July 25 to deliver information and solicit feedback on the Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements (SPADE) in the IMPACT Act.
Briefing to discuss new long-term care data, opportunities in health reform law
Feb 04, 2011
The future of long-term care under specific provisions in the healthcare reform law will be the focus of a policy briefing at 10 a.m. (Eastern) Monday at the Kaiser Family Foundation’s headquarters...
Webinar on SNF Quality Reporting Program airs Wednesday
Nov 30, 2017
Experts from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will deliver information on confidential feedback reports for the assessment-based measures adopted for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting...
Laws and policies in focus next week for LTC therapy and ancillary services providers
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2013
A keynote address by Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will highlight opening day of the annual winter Legislative and Regulatory Conference of the...
LTC pharmacists’ annual forum closing in
Apr 06, 2017
Providers will receive cutting-edge information from national experts and regulators at the 2017 ASCP forum, “Empowering Pharmacists to Go Beyond,” which will take play May 3-4 at the Crystal...
With Congress waltzing off, reform advocates will need to start singing a different tune next week
Jul 30, 2009
So much for the healthcare reform fast track. On Monday, the House will begin a summer recess that extends into September. The Senate will start its annual summer break one week later. That means healthcare...
Conference call will bring Supreme Court’s ruling on healthcare reform into better focus for long-term...
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 13, 2012
Long-term care stakeholders will learn during a special webcast Tuesday why they should care about the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the healthcare reform law. Starting at 2 p.m. (Eastern Time),...
Special Open Door Forum Tuesday on IMPACT Act
Dec 07, 2017
Providers are invited to attend a Special Open Door Forum conference call on the IMPACT Act that starts at 2 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday. Federal regulators will give new information on field testing, describe...