Card-check alternatives gaining ground with lawmakers
Mar 31, 2009
Last week, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) announced that he might not support current union “card-check” legislation. Since then, a number of alternative labor reform plans have begun to gain popularity.
New plan to revamp the ACA would transfer federal funding of long-term care
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 15, 2014
Better outcomes and cost savings could be achieved if states exclusively funded long-term care for Medicaid beneficiaries, a prominent expert has proposed in a plan that would comprehensively transform...
Hollywood nursing home’s administrators cleared of wrongdoing
Aug 30, 2010
Administrators of Hollywood’s so-called celebrity nursing home didn’t violate state laws when they transferred more than 30 residents last year, California health officials said late last week,...
Experts talk trade-offs in House hearing on LTC financing
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Mar 02, 2016
Long-term care industry experts testified on how to reform long-term services and supports at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
Harvard study: More than one-third of medical malpractice suits groundless
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Haymarket Media
May 12, 2006
About 40% of medical malpractice cases filed in the United States are groundless, according to a Harvard researcher who previously conducted a separate study of just nursing home claims.
One long-term care reform proposal would save billions, report finds
Apr 21, 2009
Certain long-term care reforms could save the government $35 billion over the next 10 years, while providing for more effective reimbursement and post-acute care systems, according to a report released...
LeadingAge defends CLASS as critics express concerns
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John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2011
LeadingAge played a key role in having the CLASS Act included in federal healthcare reform legislation. The organization now finds itself defending the insurance program amid growing demands for its renovation...
LTC HIT virtual show will be first in line this season
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James M. Berklan
Aug 14, 2020
The Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovations Summit will take place Sept. 15-17 in an online format.
Malpractice caps, required EHRs part of Bush Medicare proposal
Feb 20, 2008
Forced by a mandate in the 2003 Medicare law, the Bush administration has proposed caps for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits and a mandate for providers to use electronic health records.
Tax reform bill could devastate Medicaid, Medicare, groups warn
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Nov 30, 2017
With a Senate vote on the GOP’s tax reform bill expected to come before the end of the week, advocacy groups are urging lawmakers to reject the legislation for its potentially “drastic”...