Omnicare agreed to settle over claims it provided a kickback when it bought Total Pharmacy services LLC in 2004. Terms of the deal were not released.
Trump budget wields more Medicaid cuts than expected
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2017
Providers who first thought they would be on uncommonly good footing with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House were stunned earlier this year when Medicaid reform was put...
CLASS Act has potential to transform long-term care to insurance-based system, report says
Aug 18, 2010
A new report highlights the potential impact of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act on the future of long-term care.
Affordable Care Act will reduce Medicare Advantage overpayments by $132 billion, Commonwealth Fund report...
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 18, 2012
Affordable Care Act reforms to Medicare Advantage (MA) will save the federal government $132 billion over 10 years, a new analysis has found.
Germany may provide long-term care answers for U.S., study says
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Haymarket Media
Nov 01, 2007
To help reform its long-term care system, the United States may be wise to look across the Atlantic, a new study from AARP finds.
Observers skeptical of House Republicans’ call to cut $2 trillion in Medicaid, Medicare
By
Jul 20, 2017
A budget plan released Tuesday by House Republicans would cut close to $2 trillion from federal healthcare programs — but it’s unlikely to get very far in the legislative process, observers say.
Former CMS admins: Lawmakers should drop Medicaid reforms from health bill entirely
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Jul 13, 2017
Two former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrators are urging lawmakers to cut Medicaid provisions from their current Affordable Care Act replacement bill, claiming such a move would allow...
Bill would increase dental services in nursing homes
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 20, 2013
A bill introduced in both houses of Congress seeks to expand Medicare coverage for dental services and provide more oral care in long-term care facilities.
Ask the Payment Expert about … preparing for the new requirements and surveys
By
Patricia Boyer
Mar 05, 2017
What do we need to do to prepare for the new regulations and survey process?
LTC groups asks president, new Congress to tackle Medicaid, Medicare reform
Nov 07, 2012
Within hours of President Barack Obama winning a second term, major long-term care association groups were asking him and Congress to reform Medicare and Medicaid policy.