Agencies chipping away at Medicare Part D premium glitch
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 28, 2006
Federal regulators say only 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries continue to experience technical problems paying their drug plan premiums through their monthly Social Security checks.
First Republican Congressman backs away from Medicaid panel
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 18, 2005
Yet another member of Congress has declined to work with the Medicaid commission, this time a Republican.
Nursing applications balloon
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2012
Many qualified nursing school applicants continue to be turned away due to lack of faculty and teaching space, according to a nursing association analysis.
Right-to-work law is seen as effort to offset unions
Mar 01, 2012
Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) signed anti-union legislation early in February that will turn Indiana into a right-to-work state.
Right-to-work legislation bans unions from requiring members to pay union dues,...
News Analysis — Providers get tough on turnover
By
Liza Berger
Oct 16, 2006
Grant program explores workplace practices to improve retention among frontline staff.
Vendors helping nudge HR operations away from paper
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2017
For all the push for providers to move to electronic health records, the process of hiring and onboarding employees still often requires paper.
Pass the smell test
By
John Andrews
Aug 01, 2012
Many providers risk rejection by underinvesting in laundry or housekeeping units, putting their reputations in peril and driving away potential residents.
Despite nursing shortage, schools deny more applicants, report says
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 11, 2007
It’s a troubling situation: Despite a growing nursing shortage, nursing schools continue to turn away more potential nurses.
Kindred, Ventas inch closer to agreement in rent battle
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 09, 2006
Kindred Healthcare Inc. and its landlord Ventas Inc. may be just months away from resolving their rent dispute.
Nip and tuck
By
Liza Berger
Jan 15, 2008
Culture change is all the rage in nursing home design today, but you don’t have to build new to make a difference.