Nonprofit providers would receive 7% more in Medicare payments on average, according to draft estimates of a new payment system under consideration by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Report to be released on new LTC payment model
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Haymarket Media
Oct 23, 2007
How would you feel about receiving $75 a day for home care if you became disabled?
Relief efforts slow to reach Haitian nursing home survivors
Jan 20, 2010
Eight days after a massive earthquake tore through the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince, many nursing home residents are still awaiting large-scale aid, according to recent news reports.
Experts mull ways to improve LTC system
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2009
Better quality monitoring, technology implementation and the creation of a less disruptive service spectrum are key ways to improve the nation’s long-term care system, according to several industry...
Nursing home association ventures into day-care realm
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Haymarket Media
Feb 15, 2005
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging and the National Adult Day Services Association said Monday they formed a strategic alliance to provide expanded advocacy, education and research...
Refine quality to gain better image: leaders
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2012
Long-term care providers face negative perceptions and should focus on quality measurements to combat unfair portrayals, association executives said in May.
Nonprofits laud move to start LTC benefits
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2009
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging was pleased the Senate included the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act in its healthcare package bill last month.
Providers rip Medicaid Commission report
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Haymarket Media
Jan 05, 2007
Medicaid reform recommendations issued by a federal panel come up short on the issue of financing reform, says the leader of the nation’s second-largest nursing home association.
CLASS Act remains safe from repeal for rest of the year
Dec 14, 2011
Advocates for the CLASS Act can take some comfort in knowing that efforts for full repeal of the program are at a dead end, at least for the rest of this year.
Minnix: We have outdated beliefs about aging
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 30, 2015
The focus of aging services over the next decade should be redefining age, improving practices, innovating solutions and transforming policy, the leader of a top senior care association declared Wednesday.