States say feds should pick up the tab on Medicaid expansion
Sep 28, 2009
The federal government should assume the full cost of any Medicaid expansion under healthcare reform because of the enormous costs to individual states. That is according to an organization of state legislatures...
SEIU to form healthcare union
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 02, 2007
The Service Employees International Union, the largest union of healthcare workers in the United States, has formed a new union called SEIU Healthcare.
Campaign recruits millennials to take up long-term care torch
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
A national aging services organization on Thursday launched a new campaign aimed at bringing a new generation of caregiving advocates into the fold.
President adds immigration reform to list of new policy initiatives
Apr 10, 2009
There’s healthcare reform, labor reform, energy reform and banking reform. Now the Obama administration has announced that it will be working on another project: immigration reform.
Provider input sought for reform-driven quality strategy
Sep 17, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking input from nursing homes, hospitals and other healthcare providers on a proposed National Health Care Quality Strategy and Plan.
GAO: Small group of private-equity firms dominates nursing home acquisitions
Oct 28, 2010
A new Government Accountability Office report highlights the need for greater transparency in nursing home ownership, three federal lawmakers say.
Federal judge sets $50 million bond for Esformes in fraud retrial
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 18, 2021
Bond was set at $50 million by a federal judge on Friday for a convicted former skilled nursing facility owner Philip Esformes being retried on unresolved Medicare fraud charges.
LTC commissioners air differences while issuing full report to Congress
Sep 18, 2013
The Commission on Long-Term Care has issued its full report to Congress, fleshing out recommendations that it released last week addressing LTC service delivery, workforce issues and financing systems.
Opinion — THE BIGPICTURE: Weighty advice for the future
Jul 06, 2007
You’ve no doubt heard the adages before: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure… A stitch in time saves nine. The directive embedded in both is to address an issue before it becomes...
Universal healthcare plan reintroduced in the House
Jul 11, 2008
As time winds down on the president’s tenure, U.S. Representative Debbie Schultz (D-FL) has begun to build support for universal healthcare.