House passes another bill extending therapy caps exceptions process, delaying physician pay cut
Mar 19, 2010
The House this week voted to extend the therapy caps exceptions process and delay a 21.2% Medicare physician pay cut through April 30.
Two-month freeze for Medicare physician pay included in new spending bill
Dec 23, 2009
President Obama on Monday signed into law a fiscal 2010 Defense Department spending bill that contains a temporary freeze for Medicare physician pay, as well as Medicare eligibility guidelines. A 21% pay...
House, Senate leaders back away from August deadline for healthcare reform
Jul 24, 2009
President Barack Obama’s August deadline for healthcare reform was always an ambitious goal. Ultimately, it is proving a little too difficult to achieve as legislators on the Hill Thursday said they...
Bush focuses on medical malpractice legislation
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 27, 2004
President Bush issued a new appeal to resuscitate medical malpractice legislation on Monday in Little Rock, AR. He also called attention to the issue during his weekly radio address Saturday. Earlier last...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 10
Nov 10, 2021
Michigan providers want $650M to address workforce shortages … Union demands investigation into Missouri operator as workers strike … Pennsylvania lawmakers continue push for funding reform among nursing...
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 30
Aug 30, 2021
Nursing home residents have higher risk of COVID reinfection, study finds … AHCA documentary details impact of COVID-19, reform proposals for nursing homes … NC bill would require nursing homes to...
Implementing strategies that promote true value of direct care workers will improve LTSS workforce challenges:...
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 02, 2021
The long-term services and supports sector must reimagine the direct care workforce, making employees feel more valued, to reduce turnover and improve recruitment, according to a new analysis.
Providers likely to gain from immigration policy changes
By
John O'Connor
Nov 14, 2014
President Obama will be unveiling a multi-pronged plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration policy, possibly later today. Its most controversial component — a reprieve for the millions who face...
House reform provision stirs controversy over end-of-life decision making
Jul 24, 2009
One provision of the House healthcare reform legislation has garnered criticism from New York state’s former lieutenant governor. She argues it would encourage the premature deaths of the elderly...
Nursing home alliance ‘pleased’ with Obama and Boehners’ focus on fiscal ills
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 12, 2012
The leader of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care expressed optimism Friday after President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) spoke publicly about looming healthcare funding threats.