New congressional report lends credibility to end-of-life provision in House reform bill
Aug 14, 2009
A report released this week has found that end-of-life planning and discussions both improves quality of life near death and is associated with less aggressive and less costly care.
Florida to permit GAO survey of elderly voting access next Tuesday
Oct 28, 2008
Two days after receiving a letter from U.S. Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Florida Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning has agreed to allow officers from the Government Accountability...
CMS to waive Medicare, Medicaid requirements in hurricane’s wake
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Haymarket Media
Sep 07, 2005
Nursing home providers in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina will likely get a break from certain Medicare and Medicaid requirements so they can care for needy residents.
Jewish Home for the Aged workers cancel holiday strike plans
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Haymarket Media
Jan 03, 2005
Workers at the Jewish Home for the Aged in San Francisco cancelled a five-day strike that was scheduled for last week after family members of residents and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) asked them to hold...
IL Gov. seeks vaccine abroad for nursing home residents
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Haymarket Media
Oct 26, 2004
Saying he has found as many as 30,000 doses of flu vaccine in the hands of overseas drug wholesalers, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich (D) wants permission from the federal authorities to buy the doses for elderly...
NASL winter conference to focus on regulatory, legislative issues
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 05, 2015
The Winter Legislative and Regulatory Conference of the National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care takes place Monday through Wednesday in Washington. In addition to Congressional visits, the...
CMS wants burdens eased
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2013
Providers will have their say about the future of Medicare Administrative Contractors.
Pay cuts coming for SNFs that don’t submit quality data, CMS warns
By
Jul 20, 2017
Reimbursement cuts are less than three months away for nursing homes that fail to submit required quality data, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services emphasized to providers in a new memo.
Feds join false claims lawsuits against SavaSeniorCare
By
Oct 30, 2015
Government prosecutors have joined in three lawsuits accusing skilled nursing chain SavaSeniorCare LLC of submitting false claims to Medicare, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
GOP pushes for repeal of the CLASS Act
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
The CLASS Act may have gone into hibernation, but Senate Republicans want it dead.