The for-profit long-term care community has been digesting a bitter tasting piece of proposed new legislation in recent weeks.
HHS leader touts healthcare reform benefits at seniors center
Sep 01, 2010
Older voters are less likely to support recent federal healthcare reforms, so a visit from Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Howard Koh to a seniors center in Chicago on Tuesday, was...
States to pay less than expected for Medicaid expansion, Kaiser finds
May 28, 2010
The massive Medicaid enrollment expansion required under the healthcare reform law will not costs states as much as they originally feared, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Democrats prevent filibuster in health reform vote, Christmas Eve passage likely
Dec 22, 2009
The U.S. Senate could be just two days away from passing a massive healthcare reform package, based on reports out of the nation’s capital that the Democrats have attained a 60-vote, filibuster-proof...
House Judiciary Committee approves medical liability reform bill
Feb 22, 2011
The House Judiciary Committee has approved a key tort reform bill. The panel voted 18-15 late last week to advance the measure on to the full House.
Ask the legal expert: How will healthcare reform affect sub-acute providers?
By
John Durso
Aug 02, 2011
John Durso, Esq., Ungaretti & Harris LLP
New HHS report details benefits of healthcare reform efforts for seniors
Aug 28, 2009
In recent weeks, many U.S. seniors have spoken out against healthcare reform. In a new report, the Department of Health and Human Services stresses that reform is necessary to save the Medicare program.
Fresh off healthcare reform battle, Democrats pushing for financial regulatory reform
Apr 16, 2010
The Senate Majority Leader says he wants to air a financial regulatory reform bill before the full chamber next week. Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-NV) public statement about the thorny issue is a sign that...
Digital forms released
Jun 28, 2017
Briggs Healthcare announced it has completed the eBriggs Long Term Care digital documentation package.
Healthcare leaders target payment reform as improvement measure
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Haymarket Media
Aug 02, 2007
Payment reform is the key to improving healthcare in the United States, according to a survey of more than 200 healthcare professionals. But not all agreed on one particular reform measure.