11 more states working on wage increases for direct care workforce
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Oct 20, 2017
Seventeen states currently have Medicaid-related initiatives underway to bolster their long-term care workforce, with many of those focused on raising wages for workers, a new survey shows.
SNF biller charged in $600,000 Medicaid fraud scheme after facility alerts authorities
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Oct 12, 2017
A former biller for a Michigan nursing home has been charged with multiple fraud-related charges after authorities say she pocketed residents’ cash payments to the facility.
GOP budget that cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid over next decade may be smokescreen
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Oct 06, 2017
The House passed a budget proposal on Thursday that would slash roughly $1 trillion from the Medicaid program over the course of 10 years. But representatives aren’t planning on seeing those cuts...
Add Medicaid directors and McCain: Graham-Cassidy bill not the answer for reform
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Sep 25, 2017
The National Association of Medicaid Directors and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joined long-term care provider groups late last week in rejecting Republican lawmakers’ latest Affordable Care Act replacement...
Biting off your nose to spite Obama’s face
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John O'Connor
Sep 25, 2017
It’s hard to describe how incredibly dangerous and stupid the latest GOP effort to replace Obamacare really is. But I’ll try.
Gear up for another healthcare payment fight
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 20, 2017
Watching the GOP try to force through its latest healthcare reform plan, which would once again hit Medicaid hard, I was reminded of something my mother used to jokingly say: “It’s like deja...
Texas could seek Medicaid expansion during Harvey recovery
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Aug 31, 2017
Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Texas may spur the state to pursue Medicaid expansion as a way to receive public funding in the storm’s aftermath, some observers say.
How to police recidivist nursing homes: 3 strikes and you’re out
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John O'Connor
Aug 07, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has the option of terminating nursing homes from the Medicare and Medicaid programs that it deems harmful. But to say the government has been reluctant to do...
Will governors ride to providers’ rescue?
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James M. Berklan
Aug 03, 2017
Now that the U.S. Senate has apparently decided to make healthcare somebody else’s problem, I suggest keeping an eye on another pack of politicians: the governors.
Time to praise Medicaid and more regulations?
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John O'Connor
Jul 31, 2017
If you see two providers having a pleasant conversation, it’s unlikely they are discussing the joys of Medicaid — or new regulations.