Gov. Jan Brewer (R) asked Arizona’s congressional delegation, as well as U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), to introduce legislation that would remove the spending requirement for state Medicaid...
Smart Money
By
William C. Fisher
Feb 01, 2011
President, Investment Advisory Group LLC
Side-effects deter use of antidepressants
By
Mary Gustafson
Feb 01, 2011
Many American seniors begin taking antidepressants while on medications with contraindications, according to a new study. Because of side effects, many then stop taking the antidepressants.
LTC dementia residents are remaining in hospice longer
By
Mary Gustafson
Feb 01, 2011
Dementia patients are increasingly using hospice care benefits, according to an analysis of nursing home records. The investigation also revealed that 40% of nursing home residents suffer from some degree...
Trailblazer dishes it out
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2011
Courtney Lyder, Dean, UCLA School of Nursing
Study: Medicaid funding gap may worsen in year ahead
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 02, 2011
Aggregate and per-patient-day Medicaid funding levels were woefully short in 2010, according to the latest provider-sponsored research on the subject. U.S. nursing home operators were paid $5.6 billion...
AHCA: Scathing report fails to consider new care needs
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2011
A federal report that blasts Medicare coding and resident stay practices drew a quick reply from one of the nation’s leading provider organizations.
Closures impact urban poor the hardest
By
Mary Gustafson
Feb 02, 2011
Nursing home closures have hit poor, urban and minority communities especially hard over the past decade, according to a new study from Brown University.