Triple threat: One day’s reports fuel chest-thumping, angst
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 25, 2012
Monday was a remarkable day, even by Washington spinmeister standards. In fact, we here at McKnight’s had to look two times — nay, three — to make sure we had seen correctly.
Providers tackle Capitol Hill in person to try to prevent funding cuts
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 24, 2012
Preventing further reimbursement cuts, home- and community-based services, and housing will be the main topics of conversation Tuesday, when long-term care providers personally visit dozens of their respective...
Capturing acuity: How MDS accuracy has a critical impact on Medicare/Medicaid payment systems
By
Steven Littlehale
Apr 20, 2012
There’s a familiar saying in the industry that “If it’s not documented, then it’s not done.” But what if it is documented, but just not documented correctly?
Care coordination efforts for seniors hinge on Supreme Court Affordable Care Act decision
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 18, 2012
If the Supreme Court deems the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, the jobs of hundreds of federal workers hired to implement policies that affect nursing homes will be at stake, new reports suggest.
HHS creates agency to coordinate seniors, disabled
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 17, 2012
As part of the federal government’s push to better coordinate community-based care for seniors and the disabled, it has consolidated three departmental agencies involved with long-term care, officials...
Study highlights needs of U.S. assisted living residents
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 17, 2012
Roughly 42% of U.S. assisted living residents has Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, and about 70% are women, according to a newly published data brief.
With tax revenue up, provider group urges states to reverse Medicaid cuts
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 16, 2012
A top nursing home group is hoping that a jump in state tax collections can help convince lawmakers to restore states’ Medicaid budgets.
Caregivers for Medicaid recipients often live in poverty, study finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 16, 2012
Caregivers for low-income seniors and the disabled often live in poverty or near-poverty themselves, according to a new study.
Low-quality Medicare Advantage plans should expect scrutiny, CMS says
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 13, 2012
Medicare Advantage plans with fewer than five stars on the quality scale should expect some form of audit, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid official said this week.
Antipsychotics debate taken to new level
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 13, 2012
The battle over antipsychotics use for seniors and their marketing shows no signs of abating. The latest blow is a billion-dollar court decision against a pharmaceutical giant accused of too aggressively...