Payment reform: Ready! Set! Don’t go! No, I mean go!
By
Steven Littlehale
Apr 23, 2018
Perhaps you think that the new therapy-payment bombshell (RCS-1) has turned out to be a dud. I hope to make the point that it was not.
Also in the News for Monday, March 21
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 21, 2022
Vaccine effectiveness wanes among nursing home residents after 3 months, study finds … Families want informal caregivers to get more attention in Biden’s nursing home reform plans … Idaho bill that...
Study: Daily aspirin increases the risk for macular degeneration in seniors
Jan 09, 2012
Daily doses of aspirin in elderly adults can double the risk for developing the “wet” version of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a new study.
When it comes to Parkinson’s relief, it takes two to tango
Feb 19, 2008
Researchers have found a new physical approach to help patients with Parkinson’s disease improve their mobility and balance: the tango.
Nursing Home Reform Act violations can be part of negligence lawsuit, court says
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2019
A family member suing a skilled nursing facility for negligence can move forward with her lawsuit that cites the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act, a court ruled this week.
Stating their case
Mar 26, 2008
Medical device companies more than $28 million on lobbying the federal government last year, compared with $26.5 million in 2006, according to a preliminary analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics....
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2022
AHCA requests sit-down with Biden and top officials on nursing home reform plans … CDC director says COVID-19 will ‘probably’ become seasonal … Despite FDA efforts, fewer than 20% of drugs have...
Not so fast: Some Republicans reluctant to pursue Medicare cuts in 2018
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2017
Some Senate Republicans are skeptical about cutting spending on social programs — Medicare included — in the months leading up to the 2018 elections.
Panel slams fee for service
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 01, 2014
The predominance of fee-for-service payment methods is the greatest barrier to improving efficiency in the nation’s healthcare system, according to a May 29 report from a panel of White House advisors....
Also in the News for Thursday, Oct. 21
Oct 21, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court denies Maine healthcare workers’ vaccine mandate challenge … New nursing home reform measures take effect in New York … Report: Most Medicare beneficiaries received telehealth...