HHS releases final set of quality measures for Medicaid-eligible adults
Jan 04, 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services published its final core set of 26 quality measures for adult Medicaid beneficiaries in the Federal Register today.
Federal judge blocks Medicaid cuts to California nursing facilities
Jan 03, 2012
A federal judge granted an injunction last week that stopped the state of California from implementing a 10% reimbursement cut to skilled nursing facilities operating within hospitals.
Yes, it was a good year
By
John O'Connor
Dec 22, 2011
If you’re like most operators, you’re probably staggering toward the end-of-year holidays. And your unsteady gait may have nothing to do with spiked eggnog.
Many assisted living residents are Medicaid-dependent, government report says
Dec 21, 2011
Nineteen percent of U.S. assisted living facility residents receive Medicaid benefits, and at least 43% of ALFs have at least one resident that is a Medicaid recipient, a new report reveals.
Skilled nursing groups slam MedPAC recommendations to revise payment system
Dec 20, 2011
Leading provider groups are sharply critical of a Medicare advisory committee’s recommendation that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should massively overhaul the skilled nursing facility...
Time for states to pass the bucks
By
John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2011
Hats off to Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA). They just introduced legislation intended to deal with the shameful way many states approach paying long-term care providers. How shameful...
Medicaid outlook bleak for providers in 2012, report finds
Dec 15, 2011
Unprecedented state budget deficits will result in historically low Medicaid reimbursements to long-term care facilities, a new report finds.
Berwick decries Medicare and Medicaid fraud and waste in parting interview
Dec 06, 2011
On the heels of his departure from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Donald Berwick, M.D., said he came to Washington with an agenda to eliminate waste from the system.
Bill would exempt providers from automatic Medicare cuts
Dec 02, 2011
Many long-term care providers feel they earned at least a moral victory late last month when the president’s so-called debt-reduction “super committee” could not agree on recommendations....
LeadingAge: Tough times ahead for long-term care providers
Nov 30, 2011
LeadingAge President and CEO Larry Minnix openly acknowledged Wednesday afternoon that the next two years could be tense and difficult for long-term care providers. He was just one of a handful of experts...