Two major long-term care groups have joined the Pharmacy Quality Alliance, a new government-sponsored initiative to measure and compare performance in healthcare settings.
Report: Nonprofit health plans offer better care for Medicare recipients
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Haymarket Media
Jan 09, 2006
Nonprofit health plans provide better quality care for Medicare beneficiaries compared to for-profit plans, according to a report in the American Journal of Medicine.
Federal report: Scully should give back salary
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Haymarket Media
Sep 08, 2004
A report by the Government Accountability Office says that former Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Thomas Scully should give back his salary for the last six months of his tenure there....
White House rejects claims that proposed Medicare cuts would hurt care for seniors
Nov 17, 2009
A recent report has rekindled some of the controversy surrounding proposed cuts to Medicare under current healthcare reform proposals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Saturday released...
Long-term care associations to battle Medicare cuts during congressional recess
Aug 04, 2009
Congress may take a recess this month, but the long-term care community isn’t planning on it. Instead, the associations will be working to urge lawmakers not to cut millions in Medicare payments...
Milwaukee SNF to close
Nov 21, 2017
The Villa at River Parkway in Milwaukee will close in March, the facility announced.
NLRB may require employers to post right-to-unionize notices
Dec 23, 2010
The National Labor Relations Board is proposing requiring companies to put notices of employees’ right to unionize on bulletin boards and maybe via e-mail.
Providers to need NPI for Medicare, Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement
May 05, 2010
In an effort to crack down on healthcare fraud, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this summer will require all providers and suppliers who qualify for a National Provider Identifier (NPI) to...
Lawmakers tack on Medicaid moratorium bill to major spending measure
May 08, 2008
House Democrats this week attached a high-profile Medicaid moratorium bill to war-funding legislation in an attempt to ensure the bill’s passage.
Researchers uncover reasons behind MRSA drug resistance
Mar 13, 2008
Streptococcus pneumoniae and MRSA, two drug resistant strains of bacteria, may soon meet their match at the hands of an old foe: penicillin.