People seeking Medicaid coverage for long-term care are subjected to differing asset-verification checks among the states, a new report finds.
Antipsyched-out?
By
Julie Williamson
Oct 01, 2012
Amid the hubbub about alleged abuse and questionable deployment, experts remind that a multi-step approach can curb antipsychotic drug use
Analysis: Medicare sequester cuts would reduce SNF payments by $9 billion over 10 years
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 17, 2012
Skilled nursing facilities in the most populous states will be the hardest hit if Congress enacts the 2% across-the-board cut in Medicare payments to providers, two new analyses predict.
OMB: Sequestration would cut $11 billion in Medicare payments to providers
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 17, 2012
Failed budget deficit negotiations in Congress could result in an $11- billion reduction in payments to Medicare providers, a government analysis released Friday predicts.
Medicare service providers cannot object to a Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor’s (RAC) decision to re-open a payment decision, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Analysis: Sequestration cut may mean loss of 766,000 healthcare jobs over 10 years
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 12, 2012
A scheduled 2% sequestration cut in federal Medicare payments to providers could result in the loss of thousands of U.S. healthcare jobs, a new report warns.
Overcoding or undercoding incontinence in the MDS 3.0 is a problem that can draw the attention of surveyors, says McKnight’s Super Tuesday speaker Leah Klusch.
Nursing home group heightens lobbying for Medicaid funding before November elections
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 11, 2012
Preserving Medicaid funding remains the top priority for the largest nursing home association in the United States as Congress heads back into session this week.
Nursing home aide can proceed with federal religious discrimination claim, judge rules
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 07, 2012
A nursing home activities aide allegedly fired over refusing to pray the rosary with a Catholic resident can proceed with a religious discrimination claim, a federal district court ruled this week.
Hospice beneficiaries at a draw with HHS
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2012
What hospice services will pay for, and whether beneficiaries receive correct information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, converged as issues in court this summer.