Kennedy unveils sweeping healthcare reform bill with long-term care provisions
Jun 10, 2009
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) on Tuesday released a massive healthcare reform bill that includes long-awaited provisions for long-term care services and supports.
LeadingAge, SCAN Foundation report sets framework for future of LTC financing
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Nov 18, 2015
A new study on long-term care insurance could help steer policy makers towards solutions for LTC funding, experts shared during a press briefing on Tuesday.
Providers praise Senate Finance Committee for retaining market-basket update in bill
Sep 17, 2009
Nursing home providers reacted positively to the release of the Senate Finance Committee’s healthcare reform bill Wednesday. They were particularly pleased that the bill would not lower the market-basket...
Traditional business models in the skilled nursing care sector are about to undergo massive change, panel...
Mar 10, 2011
Marketplace and policy changes will place unprecedented pressure on providers to diversify and expand how they do business, according to panelists at a skilled care program in Los Angeles.
Observation stay bills in focus for LTC providers
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 19, 2014
Nonprofit long-term care providers continued to focus on bills related to observation stays during visits on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
Nursing home groups support ‘doc fix’ bill
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 24, 2015
Leaders of the nation’s two largest long-term care associations spoke favorably Monday about a bill that would improve Medicare physician pay rates while moderately restricting LTC pay. In fact,...
Managed care will completely replace today’s healthcare payment system by 2025, former White House...
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 02, 2014
Healthcare providers should expect that they will be paid exclusively through managed care systems by 2025, a former White House adviser said Tuesday.
In another blow to CLASS, HHS shuts down office, reassigns staff
Sep 23, 2011
The chief actuary for the Department of Health and Human Service’s CLASS Act program has said HHS is shutting down its CLASS office and that he no longer has a job, according to published reports.
Obama attacks sequestration, Medicare payments in State of the Union address
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John O'Connor
Feb 13, 2013
In a State of the Union address largely focused on jobs and the economy, President Obama challenged a divided Congress to avoid automatic funding cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, raise the minimum wage and...
Long-term care’s fear factor
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Mar 15, 2016
If you’ve been keeping up with McKnight’s Daily Editor’s’ Notes, you’ll know former LeadingAge CEO and President Larry Minnix’s potential presidential platform includes...