House Republicans, who will take control of the chamber today, intend to stick to their campaign promise to cut domestic spending by $100 billion.
NLRB may require employers to post right-to-unionize notices
Dec 23, 2010
The National Labor Relations Board is proposing requiring companies to put notices of employees’ right to unionize on bulletin boards and maybe via e-mail.
President signs Medicare extenders bill, Congress passes bill to create HHS national Alzheimer’s...
Dec 17, 2010
President Obama this week signed a measure that will extend the therapy caps exceptions process through 2011, restore the implementation date of RUG-IV to 2010 and delay a Medicare payment cut to doctors.
Electronic health records are still inadequate, council finds
Dec 10, 2010
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a report Wednesday calling on the Obama administration to develop a more efficient electronic healthcare records system.
AAHSA expresses concern about commission’s proposed long-term care cuts
Nov 11, 2010
A deficit commission’s recommendations regarding cuts to Medicaid long-term care prompted some push-back Wednesday from Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services...
Skilled nursing facilities can petition CMS to waive bed limits under H1N1 national emergency declaration
Oct 27, 2009
President Obama has declared the H1N1 flu pandemic a national emergency. As a result, skilled nursing facilities can petition the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for a waiver to increase the number...
Obama talks about end-of-life planning as hospice providers lobby against funding cuts
Jun 29, 2009
President Barack Obama suggested at a town hall meeting at the White House last Wednesday that some end-of-life education and planning could help save on medical expenses. A day later, hospice care organizations...
Steamrolling Bush policies
By
Liza Berger
Jan 29, 2009
Talk about repeals. Since he has taken office, President Obama has practically been a one-man steamroller, crushing Bush era policies and laws with the force of his pen. The latest was his signing today...