Medicaid reform pilot to enhance choices confuses beneficiaries
Oct 17, 2008
A Florida pilot program designed to give Medicare beneficiaries more choice and control concerning their healthcare plans has led to more confusion than anything else, according to a recent review by the...
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...
Groups release blueprint in response to New York’s call to overhaul Medicaid spending
Nov 29, 2010
Two groups recently unveiled a blueprint for home- and community-based services reform in New York. The report is in response to a call from the Citizens Budget Commission to fundamentally restructure...
Parkinson: ‘2023 is going to be a tough year’
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 31, 2022
Long-term care leaders are eyeing the next 18 months warily, despite recent victories in the form of better-than-expected Medicare reimbursements for fiscal 2023 and Monday’s partial reprieve on emergency...
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,...
Medicaid questions persist in wake of Obama victory
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 12, 2012
While a controversial Republican-supported Medicaid block-grants option will be off the table after last week’s presidential election, uncertainty will continue about nursing homes’ No. 1 source...
Prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease sparks health reform recommendations
Aug 25, 2008
The U.S. healthcare delivery system may not be equipped to handle the expected growth in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new report by Avalere Health.
AAHSA expresses concern about commission’s proposed long-term care cuts
Nov 11, 2010
A deficit commission’s recommendations regarding cuts to Medicaid long-term care prompted some push-back Wednesday from Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services...
A no-brainer plan for Medicare and Medicaid
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2017
But for those of you who think outrageous political trickery is dead, please let me point you in the direction of Capitol Hill. For we appear to be in the midst of one of the better con jobs to come along...
Congressional report explains FMAP proposals
Feb 12, 2010
Amid calls to extend the temporary federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) increase, the Congressional Research Service has released a report examining the various proposals that would affect the...