Newly appointed Orszag expected to play healthcare reform role
Dec 01, 2008
The recent appointment of Peter Orszag to director of the White House Office of Management and Budget indicates that the Obama administration is serious about controlling the rising costs of healthcare,...
Sava Senior Care faces multipronged patient-dumping lawsuit
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2018
A new lawsuit alleges six California nursing homes owned by Sava Senior Care routinely refuse to provide residents with an advance written notice of discharge or their rights to contest that discharge.
Impact of proposed spending freeze on healthcare could be smaller than expected
Jan 27, 2010
President Obama is expected to call for a three-year, $250 billion discretionary spending freeze during his State of the Union address tonight. Its effect on healthcare might not be as bad as many think,...
Senate Finance Committee bill ‘a step in the right direction,’ AHCA says
Sep 18, 2009
The American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care on Thursday gave their support to the recently released healthcare reform bill from the Senate Finance Committee. They...
Bipartisan bill would let states decide for themselves whether to enact healthcare reform
Nov 22, 2010
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Scott Brown (R-MA) unveiled a healthcare reform bill last week that would serve as an alternative to Republicans’ strategy to overturn the Patient Protection and Affordable...
Governors unite to fight Bush’s proposed Medicaid cuts
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Haymarket Media
Feb 23, 2005
Governors of both parties have aligned to oppose President Bush’s Medicaid cuts. They plan to discuss alternatives to the cuts and Medicaid reform at their annual meeting in Washington D.C. this...
Congress passes $3.4 trillion budget blueprint
Apr 30, 2009
The House and Senate Wednesday approved a $3.4 trillion federal budget that would allow Congress to pass healthcare reform legislation without Republican opposition.
Also in the News for Friday, Nov. 10
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2023
CNA association pushes patient-centered care pay reform as staffing fix … LeadingAge coverage: ‘Epic’ workforce challenges can be met with short-, mid- and long-term solutions … Resident charged...
Editors’ Blog: Another hit to nursing homes
Sep 11, 2009
A healthcare reform plan from Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) would reduce the market-basket update for nursing homes. The long-term care community now is facing cuts in both houses of Congress.
Next stimulus deal, liability protections for providers ‘highly tied to’ election outcomes, Parkinson...
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Danielle Brown
Nov 02, 2020
The outcome of Tuesday’s election will have “enormous implications on everything, including long-term care,” according to the leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association.