SNF nurse convicted of stealing drugs, forging documents to conceal crimes … GAO calls for tougher action on MA audits … OSHA to launch web-based workplace injury reporting form Aug. 1
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 15
Mar 15, 2017
House proposal would require LTC expert on Medicaid advisory panel … SNF nurses charged with stealing residents’ medication, swapping in Tylenol … Study shows promise for C. diff treatment...
Drive Development Partners enters second year
Jul 12, 2016
Brendan Morrow and Michael Hass have formed Drive Development Partners, a development and project management firm for senior living providers.
Long-term care financing reform may be on tap for new Congress, aging expert says
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 27, 2018
House Democrats, flush with victory from the midterm elections, may explore financing reform in long-term care, a prominent Forbes columnist said Monday.
Provider groups remain vigilant on entitlement spending as Obama signs debt ceiling legislation
Aug 03, 2011
A bipartisan Congressional committee will be tasked with reforming entitlement programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, as part of a federal debt limit deal signed yesterday by President Obama.
Senators weigh need for individual mandate in long-term care financing reform
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 19, 2013
Senators and a panel of experts wrangled over whether effective long-term care reform hinges on a federal mandate for all individuals to buy some type of LTC insurance, at a Special Committee on Aging...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Feb. 18
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 18, 2022
CDC reforming COVID-19 guidance … Nearly three-quarters of the U.S. now estimated to be immune to omicron variant … Brain synapse destruction culprit behind Alzheimer’s cognitive decline … Treatment...
Providers incited over Medicaid provisions in Senate health bill
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 23, 2017
Senate Republicans emerged Thursday to release details of their health reform bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and providers made no secret out of their displeasure.
CMS chief: Medicaid needs reform, House healthcare bill ‘outdated’
By
Jun 01, 2017
Medicaid is in need of reforms to strengthen the way it’s administered between the federal and state governments, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said on Tuesday.
Obama holding healthcare virtual town hall meeting at senior center today
Jun 09, 2010
President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will meet with seniors today to discuss healthcare reform and reducing fraud and scams targeted at the elderly.