Carlyle-owned ManorCare forms committee on quality
May 06, 2008
HCR ManorCare disclosed this week the formation of the HCR ManorCare Independent Advisory Committee on Quality, a three-person panel convened to provide recommendations and advice to the ManorCare Board...
New MedPAC report explores provider incentives, assesses physician payment schedule
Jun 17, 2010
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on Tuesday submitted to Congress its June 2010 report, which focuses on using Medicare incentives to improve quality of care and make efficient use of...
New MedPAC recommendations ‘right on target,’ Minnix says
Jun 17, 2008
MedPAC’s recent recommendations to revise the payment system for skilled nursing facilities drew praise Monday from the head of the largest nonprofit association for long-term care providers.
Healthcare leaders press Congress for Medicare reimbursement reform
By
McKnight's Staff
May 30, 2012
Provider groups are pushing Congress to replace the formula Medicare uses to reimburse physicians and eliminate other regulatory burdens.
Reform could buy ailing Medicare some time
Apr 03, 2008
Changing the rules surrounding Medicare Advantage plan pay rates could stave off Medicare insolvency by 18 months, an actuary with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services told a House subcommittee...
MedPAC renews call for long-term care payment cuts, draws fire from providers
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 13, 2013
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has recommended a 4% reduction in skilled nursing facility payments in 2016, prompting an outcry from providers.
Consultant pharmacists group forms for-profit subsidiary
Jun 13, 2008
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) this week announced the launch of ASCP Ventures, Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of ASCP.
A weak economy, the upcoming end to federal stimulus funding and healthcare reform bode badly for the future of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, according to Joseph Lubarsky, president of Eljay LLC,...
New Medicare payment reforms might not keep costs from rising, study says
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 11, 2012
Between 2001 and 2010, spending on Medicare beneficiaries needing post-acute services has jumped from $26.6 billion to $58 billion.
Healthcare law to save Medicare $8 billion by 2012, CMS says
Aug 03, 2010
Provisions in the healthcare reform law will help save Medicare nearly $8 billion by the end of 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Monday in a report.