Senate Democrats’ budget focuses on cost savings through the Affordable Care Act
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 15, 2013
Senate Budget Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) unveiled a proposed budget Wednesday, offering a plan that contrasts with the one offered earlier in the week by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI).
Ryan budget proposal calls for Medicare vouchers, Medicaid transformation
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 13, 2013
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) submitted a proposed budget calling for large cuts to Medicaid and partial privatization of Medicare on Tuesday. The budget — which includes repealing the Affordable Care Act —...
Message from the White House: Don’t trust nursing homes
By
John O'Connor
Mar 08, 2013
Ever wonder how much regard the White House has for long-term care operators? A brief filed last week makes the answer abundantly clear: very little.
Wither the County Home?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
With funding and philosophical challenges permeating their day-to-day operations, a
dwindling number of county-run nursing homes find themselves at a perilous crossroads
IL whistleblower suit draws $28M fines
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 02, 2013
Two former nurses’ complaints about alleged substandard care and inappropriate billing resulted in $28.1 million in penalties being levied against the former owner of an Illinois nursing home. A...
IT Update
Mar 02, 2013
Timothy Bickmore, Ph.D., will address how computerized characters can provide support to providers during an upcoming free webinar. “Avatars in senior care settings” will begin at 1 p.m. ET...
States have ‘wide discretion’ to cut Medicaid payments to providers, White House says
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 27, 2013
The White House said states can reduce Medicaid payments to long-term care operators and other healthcare providers in a court brief filed Monday.
Resident or inmate, or both?
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 26, 2013
Is it a nursing home … or a prison? That sounds like a shady lawyer trolling for clients, but it’s an urgent question for the residents of Rocky Hill, CT. And it may be a pressing question...
CMS may seek $225 million in uncollected Medicaid overpayments
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 25, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should press states to repay about $225 million in Medicaid overpayments accrued over a 10-year period, according to a recent report from the Department of...
A better way to serve seniors
By
Michelle Norris
Feb 19, 2013
The struggle to lower healthcare costs, especially Medicare and Medicaid, affects us all – from Congress to long-term providers to the very seniors we serve.