Senate Finance Committee leaders are continuing their probe into the finances of quality improvement organizations. Specifically, they have asked the American Health Quality Association to disclose if...
How to do it … Choosing a good financial advisor
May 01, 2014
The trust a long-term care organization places in a person to guide and consult on its finances is no less important than the trust the residents have in the operator. A provider must be willing to invest...
Hard to duck painful cuts, AHCA head says
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2012
Of all the uncertainties in politics, one thing is concrete: When the November elections are over, a lame duck period will have officially begun in Washington.
GAO: Watch SNFs closer
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to improve the tools it uses to evaluate the quality of nursing home care, a federal report asserts.
FDA delays social media guidance — again
Apr 04, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration has once again postponed the release of its first draft guidance for social media. The federal agency was supposed to release the guidelines in late December, but stated...
New drug plan faces transition challenge
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 03, 2006
The Medicare Part D program faces more possible criticism following the expiration of the 90-day transitional period on April 1.
Democrats call for independent investigation into Scully’s threats
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 09, 2004
A handful of Democrats requested an independent investigation after the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office determined former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator...
Medicare budget faces scrutiny as its actuary speaks out
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 16, 2004
The Bush administration faces embarrassment and heated controversy for what appears to be deliberate withholding of internal cost estimates for the Medicare reform bill. The bill will far exceed the quoted...
Massive healthcare company’s financial troubles may threaten statewide care network
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 29, 2024
With multiple lawsuits and reports alleging that Steward Health Care is tens of millions of dollars behind on payments for services, including at least $50 million in rent at hospitals and health facilities...
Feds formally investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 14, 2022
The federal government’s focus on private equity ownership in nursing homes is just a “red herring” for lawmakers, one leader said after the launch of a new probe into the matter.