Kohl pushes for IT funding for long-term care in economic stimulus package
Jan 28, 2009
The economic stimulus package legislation in the Senate now includes information technology funding for long-term care facilities and nursing homes. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) successfully amended the bill...
Obama, Congress hammer away at economic stimulus package
Jan 27, 2009
President Barack Obama and Congress have been making headway on a major economic stimulus package. They aim to pass it during the first 100 days of the new administration.
House committee approves Medicaid funding, moratorium extension
Jan 26, 2009
Two House committees late last week approved a two-year $825 billion stimulus package with provisions for long-term care facilities. These included $87 billion in additional state Medicaid funding and...
Rhode Island caps Medicaid spending for five years
Jan 23, 2009
Rhode Island is experimenting with Medicaid spending caps, a controversial move that has grabbed the national spotlight.
Senate approves Orszag as director of Office of Management and Budget
Jan 22, 2009
The Senate this week confirmed Peter Orszag as director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Polls: Americans confident in Obama’s promise of healthcare reform
Jan 22, 2009
Recent polls show that Americans are both optimistic and realistic about the new president’s promises to reform both healthcare and the economy.
Obama to be sworn in today, healthcare high on his agenda
Jan 20, 2009
Today at noon, Barack Hussein Obama will be sworn in as the nation’s 44th president. While many tasks immediately await the new commander-in-chief, Obama has said that healthcare reform remains near...
Legislation to boost caregiving workforce introduced
Jan 15, 2009
Members of both the House and Senate Wednesday introduced The Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act, a bill that would seek to bolster the healthcare industry against an expected...
‘Card-check’ legislation pits unions against business leaders
Jan 12, 2009
Business leaders around the country are engaged in silent combat against a bill that would make it easier for workers to organize.
House shoots down Medicare trigger
Jan 09, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a rules package that includes a provision to eliminate the Medicare trigger for at least two years.