Illinois Saint Andrew Society hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on May 12 for the Caledonian House, a new assisted living home for seniors living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
Ryan budget begets testimony on immigrant workers in nursing homes
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 15, 2013
Thursday’s Congressional hearing about immigration policy became a forum for discussing how the recently proposed budget from Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) would affect long-term care providers.
Report: Medicaid overspent on brand-name drugs
Mar 30, 2011
State Medicaid programs spent $329 million more than necessary by allowing certain prescriptions for brand-name drugs to be filled instead of generics in 2009, a conservative think tank said this week.
Testimony: FDA should pay more attention to how well pending drugs actually work
Jun 06, 2012
Federal regulators should put more emphasis on comparative effectiveness research when considering premarket approval for new medications, according to experts who spoke at this week’ s International...
Obama plans to link technology with long-term care
Jan 20, 2009
History was made yesterday when President Barack Obama was sworn in as our 44th president. Today, the real work begins. As part of an effort to bolster the nation’s lagging economy, Obama plans to...
Federal watchdog agency joins chorus for observation stay reform, reports on scope of the problem
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 31, 2013
Observation status prevented hundreds of thousands of people from qualifying for Medicare coverage of skilled nursing services last year, showing the pressing need for reform, according to a government...
Administrative costs part of financial burden of Medicaid expansion, state directors say
Nov 12, 2009
Medicaid expansion carries the additional cost of administrative expenses, according to state Medicaid directors. They gathered this week to discuss ways to deal with a proposed expansion of the Medicaid...
Report: Medicare cuts in Senate bill could lead to earnings losses at some nursing homes
Dec 14, 2009
About one in five nursing homes, hospitals and home care agencies could fall into the red as a result of Medicare cuts in the Senate healthcare reform bill, a new government study finds.
Diabetes presents growing problem for nursing homes
Mar 06, 2008
Diabetes is “enormously prevalent” in nursing homes. One out of every four residents over the age of 65 is diagnosed with the disease, according to a new report from the Institute for the Future...
Skilled nursing providers would lose out under Trump’s revised payment system
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 14, 2018
A plan to lump together payments to all post-acute providers would be a budget cut dressed up as reform, providers said after reviewing the Department of Health and Human Services budget proposal.