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.
Talk of federal long-term care benefit won’t go away
Oct 21, 2011
If opponents of the CLASS Act think they’ve beaten down or somehow subdued chief advocate Larry Minnix or his LeadingAge members, they have another thing coming. Despite a week of roiling controversy...
More whole grain a day keeps the doctor away, study finds
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Haymarket Media
Jan 18, 2006
Eating whole grains may help prevent risk factors in older people that could lead to heart attacks and strokes, a new study says.
Break-away union to pay $1.5 million in damages to California SEIU
Apr 13, 2010
A federal jury has ordered the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), a former rival of the Service Employees International Union based in California, to pay $1.5 million in damages to its old parent...
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.
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.
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.
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.