Innovaccer, a healthcare technology company with a new data-sharing framework, has raised $70 million in capital in its Series C funding round, with investments by Steadview Capital, Tiger Global, Dragoneer,...
CMS head: ‘We would not approve lifetime limits’ on Medicaid
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Kimberly Marselas
May 16, 2018
The head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Tuesday said her agency would not approve waivers calling for lifetime limits on Medicaid, saying officials had made that clear to states that might...
Stagnant Medicaid rates aren’t just putting operators faced with outsized staffing costs into the red; in some places, they may be limiting access to the very capital providers need to sustain daily...
PatientPing dedicates site to interoperability rules
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 10, 2020
PatientPing, the nation’s leading care collaboration platform, on Monday announced the launch of an educational website, www.adtnotifications.com, The site is dedicated to providing information on...
There’s often a wide gap between what managers think today’s healthcare workers want and what’s truly in demand, differences that can lead to dissatisfaction and hinder recruitment efforts.
CMS let the cat out of the bag, but it’s managed care that’s ready to pounce
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Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2021
If you work with managed care (and who doesn’t anymore), chances are pretty good you’re already on a collision course that’s been accelerated lately
Turning around nonprofits: Ben Kurland’s ‘nimble’ approach leads to quick growth at for-profit...
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 27, 2023
Allaire Health Services has steadily grown to 17 facilities over its seven years, mostly via the acquisition of nonprofit or publicly owned nursing homes.
Having My Say | When it feels like content is king, bring in the ‘X’
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2022
Given the chance to question a Washington correspondent for a major broadcast news organization recently, long-term care leaders didn’t drill down on budget reconciliations, Medicare coverage or healthcare...
Having My Say | Non-retirees: The new LTC superheroes
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2022
My middle child, not yet old enough for middle school, recently asked me when I planned to retire. Me of no gray hair, of the too-small 401K, of exciting career accomplishments yet to be achieved!
Docs got $22.5M in overpayments by miscoding services during SNF stays: OIG
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
Physicians billed Medicare for at least $22 million in services that should have been included under a skilled nursing stay, a new report from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General...