Senate passes Medicare chronic conditions bill … Healthcare reform efforts ‘over,’ GOP leaders say … Exercise — not Vitamin D — encouraged to help prevent falls in seniors
Also in the News for Thursday, July 11
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2019
Providers respond to critical hospice report … Esformes must forfeit interest in long-term care operating companies, judge rules … Behavioral health centers settle with state
Design Decisions: Tearing down walls
By
Brett Bakshis
Dec 01, 2014
An Iowa facility removes an enormous entryway wall to create an open, inviting area where residents gather and enjoy natural light
Republicans eyeing Medicaid overhaul as part of ACA repeal bill
By
Feb 16, 2017
Major reforms to the Medicaid program are on the table this week as Republican lawmakers craft a reconciliation bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Health reform, Steve Jobs and owning more of the aging services pie
By
Anthony Cirillo
May 05, 2010
To survive in this new era of healthcare reform, long-term care organizations need to carve out a bigger role in the continuum of care.
Bill would test “health courts” for malpractice cases
By
Haymarket Media
May 31, 2007
Legislators want to try out a unique tort reform solution: special health courts dedicated to resolving medical malpractice claims.
Restraint alternatives: Balancing act
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2005
Providers are cautiously finding ways to treat residents who have been untethered by nursing home reform, bringing new challenges.
Study links diet to late-stage eye disease
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2019
People who follow a Western-style diet are three times more likely to develop late-stage macular degeneration, say researchers.
Residents may be eligible for $300 tax rebate
Apr 08, 2008
The federal government may owe nursing home and assisted living residents some extra spending money, thanks to President Bush’s Economic Stimulus Package.
AHCA, AAHSA present Medicaid reform proposals to commission
By
Haymarket Media
May 18, 2006
Providers called for major reforms of the Medicaid program on Wednesday — and they did it with distinct recommendations before a federally appointed commission meeting in Dallas.