AMDA to feds: Delay antibody treatment in nursing homes, engage LTC medical directors
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 09, 2020
“This is the right therapy, but it needs more study … and it needs engaged medical director oversight and supervision,” says AMDA’s Executive Director Chris Laxton. Emergency approval of COVID...
HHS formally releases $2.5 billion in relief for nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Aug 28, 2020
The federal government is now distributing the first $2.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding to nursing homes with increased testing, staffing and personal protective equipment needs.
Nursing home relief fund payments to be based on performance
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Danielle Brown
Aug 12, 2020
The next round of coronavirus relief fund payments to nursing homes will be based on facility performance in an effort to ensure better outcomes, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.
CDC: Elderly may get top priority for eventual coronavirus vaccine
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Liza Berger
Jul 10, 2020
Nursing home residents and workers may be among the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine, depending on what a federal committee decides.
LTC residents and workers should get top priority for COVID-19 vaccine: AHCA
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Danielle Brown
Jul 08, 2020
Residents and healthcare workers in long-term care settings should receive top priority for a COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available, the nation’s largest nursing home association urged in a letter...
Kindred Healthcare seeks review of $10M denial for dual-eligible patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2018
Kindred Healthcare on Wednesday sued Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for more than $10.1 million in lost reimbursements, saying a previous decision penalizes some of the company’s long-term...
Ex-drug exec picked to run health agency
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Dec 06, 2017
President Donald Trump chose a former pharmaceutical company executive in mid-November to take over as the nation’s top health official.
HHS nominee: Would embrace outcomes-based pay more than predecessor
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Nov 30, 2017
President Donald Trump’s pick for the new Department of Health and Human Services secretary would continue the department’s focus on value-based payments if confirmed, he shared during a hearing...
Providers cautiously optimistic on new HHS head
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Nov 13, 2017
The nation’s largest long-term care provider associations expressed optimism Monday about their future collaborations with President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and...
Azar named HHS Secretary
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 12, 2017
President Donald Trump nominated Alex Azar as HHS Secretary Monday morning, tweeting that he “will be a star for better healthcare and lower drug prices!”