House subcommittee suggests funding boosts for nursing education, cuts to rural outreach
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Haymarket Media
Jul 09, 2004
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Thursday proposed $374.3 billion in funding for federal Health and Human Services programs in fiscal year 2005,...
‘Great Places to Work’ list makes skilled nursing the big winner
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 28, 2018
A pair of skilled nursing providers emerged as the top finishers in the first-ever Great Places to Work in Aging Services list, which was unveiled on Thursday. But in effect, it was the profession itself...
Providers take wish list to Capitol Hill
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Haymarket Media
May 11, 2007
Hundreds of long-term care leaders convened on Capitol Hill Thursday. Their goal was to ask lawmakers for continued funding and support.
States ramping up efforts to shift care out of SNFs to control Medicaid costs
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Oct 14, 2016
Nearly every state is pushing to move more long-term care services to home or community-based settings as an effort to rein in Medicaid spending, a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows.
Health insurance rates rise less this year
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Haymarket Media
Sep 14, 2007
Workers in employer-sponsored health insurance plans experienced a smaller average jump in premiums this year. The 2007 increase was 6.1%, a significant drop from the 7.7% rise a year earlier.
Seniors around the world look to traditional remedies to ward off flu
Oct 13, 2010
Garlic. Yogurt. Steamed pears. Not all seniors believe it’s just the flu shot that prevents the flu. Many believe in various foods and treatments to stave off the seasonal bug, according to a new...
State News for June 2016
Jun 06, 2016
NEW YORK — A scathing indictment of the state’s system for licensing, monitoring and disciplining nurses has caught the attention of key officials in Albany following an investigation by a group...
OIG collected more than $5.8 billion in recoveries for FY 2013, makes hospice recommendations
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2014
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General netted nearly $6 billion in recoveries in fiscal year 2013, and had strong recommendations for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
First monthly report finds Rhode Island nursing homes deficient
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Haymarket Media
Sep 13, 2004
The Rhode Island Health Department found all 11 of the nursing homes listed in its first monthly quality of care report cited with deficiencies, according to the department.
Government changes Medicare language on obesity
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Haymarket Media
Jul 19, 2004
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will remove from the Medicare manual language stating that obesity is not an illness, according to the Wall Street Journal.