1 in 3 beneficiaries now in Medicare Advantage program
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Jun 08, 2017
One-third of Medicare beneficiaries are now enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, and that number is expected to grow, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
LTC the overwhelming source of Legionnaires’ in healthcare facilities, CDC says
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Jun 08, 2017
Legionnaires’ disease tends to be more common and deadly within post-acute care facilities than others — and providers need to do more to reduce the risk to residents, health officials announced...
CMS releases advance guidance for emergency preparedness rule
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Jun 07, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published an advanced copy of interpretive guidance for its final emergency preparedness rule for healthcare providers.
CMS drops appeal in arbitration lawsuit, proposes revisions to agreement requirements
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Jun 06, 2017
In what is being seen as a victory for long-term care providers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has abandoned its appeal of a court ruling blocking its prohibition of pre-dispute nursing...
Chain-tied entrants are not disrupting local competition
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Jun 05, 2017
The number of nursing homes affiliated with a chain provider has increased in recent years, with independent facilities becoming less common. But chains’ growth typically poses little threat to local...
CMS chief: Medicaid needs reform, House healthcare bill ‘outdated’
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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.
State health department rules in favor of family in nursing home camera case
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May 25, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Health sided with a nursing home resident’s family last week in a closely-watched case involving surveillance cameras in resident rooms.
Hire younger healthcare workers — lives might depend on it
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May 23, 2017
Researchers with Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found slight differences in 30-day mortality rate for hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries when treated by doctors in different age groups.
Medicaid expansion could survive under Senate’s version of ACA repeal bill
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May 17, 2017
Existing Medicaid expansion could be preserved under a Senate version of the American Health Care Act.
Playing favorites and workplace gossip hurt quality of care, providers charge
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May 10, 2017
Gossip, rudeness and playing “favorites” hurts the quality of healthcare in facilities, a new report alleges.