My how things change. Just a month ago a healthcare reform bill seemed en route to passage. Now its very existence is in question and, by extension, some key long-term care services are too.
Senators propose stop-gap measure on implementation of Medicare Part B therapy caps
Feb 05, 2010
One bipartisan group of senators is petitioning Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to postpone implementation of the cap on Medicare Part B outpatient therapy reimbursements.
Late release of CMS Medicare payment error report troubles Grassley
Dec 21, 2009
An official Medicare payment error report is a month past due, and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) is not pleased about it.
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...
As recess winds down, Congress readies for healthcare reform battle
Sep 02, 2009
Congress is preparing to return to Washington D.C. after an eventful August recess. Democrats and Republicans are looking to ramp up efforts at passing, or, in some cases, derailing healthcare reform.
Senate to hold off on healthcare bill mark-up until after summer recess
Aug 03, 2009
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) has made it clear that his committee would not finish deliberation on its healthcare reform proposal before the summer recess begins this Friday.