Candidates, lawmakers vow healthcare reform will occur, despite financial upheaval
Oct 17, 2008
The current global financial crisis will not prevent the next Congress or president from making healthcare reforms, key leaders are saying.
Nursing Home Transparency Act surfaces in House
Oct 02, 2008
U.S. Reps. Pete Stark (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) recently introduced a new version of the Nursing Home Transparency and Quality of Care Act of 2008 to the House.
Officials give nursing homes new help to avert fraud and abuse
Oct 01, 2008
Health officials on Tuesday issued new voluntary guidelines for nursing homes to help them avert fraud and abuse in Medicaid, Medicare and other federal healthcare programs. The 17-page long document was...
House passes stimulus package that would increase state Medicaid funding
Sep 30, 2008
The Senate is likely to adopt a House version of an economic stimulus package that would infuse $14.7 billion into state Medicaid programs.
Agencies to give $36 million to states for home-and community-based care
Sep 30, 2008
Twenty-eight states will receive $36 million in grant programs to help older Americans, veterans and people with Alzheimer’s receive home- and community-based care, the Department of Health and Human...
Senate introduces Silver Alert Act; president signs ADA
Sep 29, 2008
U.S. Sens. Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Mel Martinez (R-FL) introduced a Senate version of the National Silver Alert Act, which recently passed through the House.
New stimulus package proposals unveiled with Medicaid increases
Sep 29, 2008
Democrats in the House and Senate last week released economic stimulus package proposals that would expand Medicaid funding to states.
California ends longest budget stalemate in history; much-needed Medicaid funding to arrive
Sep 24, 2008
After a record 85-day lawmaker impasse, California finally has a new budget. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed the $143 billion spending bill Tuesday, nearly one-fourth of the way through the fiscal...
California governor threatens to veto budget, continuing impasse
Sep 18, 2008
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) said he plans to nix a $145 billion budget proposal on Friday. If passed, the proposal would end the longest budget impasse in the state’s history and restore...
Democrats discuss federal Medicaid increase as part of economic stimulus plan
Sep 18, 2008
How to jump-start the economy is a big topic these days. This week, Democrats returned to a familiar stimulus theme: increasing the share of federal Medicaid payments.