Providers making their points as Senate dances with reform
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2009
Nonprofit providers cheered when Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) helped Democrats move a major healthcare reform bill out of the Senate Finance Committee.
OpusMobility Clinical Information System expands access
Jan 20, 2009
Opus Healthcare Solutions recently announced that its OpusMobility can run via secure cellular or Wi-Fi connections on all smart phone devices. OpusMobility lets providers monitor their patients’...
Obama: Economic recovery includes healthcare reform
Nov 26, 2008
Healthcare reform is part of getting the country back on track economically, President-elect Barack Obama said.
Former senators join forces for healthcare reform
Apr 21, 2008
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell have launched the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Leaders’ Project on the State of American Health Care.
Study: Diabetes costs warrant prevention efforts
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 25, 2007
Medicare and other payers could do more to reduce the number of people with diabetes, a new study finds.
AFL-CIO offers healthcare reform ideas
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 14, 2006
A major union is advocating universal healthcare coverage, expanding services such as Medicaid, and a stronger prescription drug program.
Leavitt calls for flexibility by states to reform Medicaid
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 20, 2005
Mike Leavitt, the nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, this week described Medicaid as “flawed and inefficient” and said states should have greater flexibility to reshape the program....
Tort reform thrust back into Senate spotlight
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 31, 2004
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a physician by training, says his chamber of Congress will have another go at passing tort reform, as early as next week. The House has repeatedly passed proposals in...
Public-private group issues recommendations to HHS on long-term care performance measures
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 05, 2013
Federal performance measures for nursing homes should reflect the quality of care provided in these facilities and should not be driven only by the goal of aligning performance measures among different...
CMS pulls back curtain on how hospital innovators are picking SNF partners
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 15, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is providing skilled nursing facilities with a peek into how some top hospitals are picking preferred skilled nursing partners, with some developing scorecards...