Two major long-term care organizations criticized the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s formal recommendation to Congress to freeze payment rates for skilled nursing facilities for fiscal year...
Alliance chief urges Medicaid policies that cut funding gap
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Haymarket Media
Jul 12, 2006
Better policies that bolster Medicaid funding are needed, according to the head of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care during testimony Monday before the Medicaid Commission.
Stained glass brightens Minnesota facility
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2022
Salvaged stained glass windows from a now-closed nursing home have helped transform a Minnesota facility’s chapel 14 miles away.
To boost transparency, amend bills to require PBM disclosure data related to seniors residing in long-term...
By
Alan G. Rosenbloom
Feb 10, 2020
To better ensure consumers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have access to drug pricing information relevant to seniors residing in long term care facilities, we believe the Senate...
The making of a leadership sandwich
By
Martie Moore
May 03, 2024
Two seasoned healthcare executives have dinner, and an idea emerges over coffee. A practical leadership guide designed for busy leaders who find themselves sandwiched between strategic vision and day-to-day...
LeadingAge publishes ‘Pandemic Playbook’
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 18, 2020
LeadingAge this week introduced the Pandemic Playbook, an interactive collection of insight, tools and best practices for serving older adults during a catastrophic health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Experts mull ways to improve LTC system
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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...
Provider groups oppose MedPAC recommendation for FY 2010 nursing home rate freeze
Mar 18, 2009
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended to Congress Tuesday that skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities not receive a reimbursement rate increase for fiscal year 2010. The...
Smith confirmed as chair of Senate Special Committee on Aging
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Haymarket Media
Jan 07, 2005
The Senate Republican Conference on Wednesday confirmed Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) as the chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. The panel deals with many issues pertinent to long-term care providers...