Federal regulators give themselves more time to revise hospice participation rules
May 28, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says the “complexity” of changes needed to a hospice-participation rule, and the number of public comments received on it, have forced a further...
Rural nursing homes would bear brunt of Medicare cuts, provider analysis shows
May 28, 2008
Proposed Medicare cuts would be most damaging to rural providers in states such as Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and seven others, nursing home advocates warned Tuesday. The caution was the latest salvo...
GAO nursing home survey not accurate, Oklahoma officials say
May 20, 2008
Many in the nursing home field have been taken aback by the Government Accountability Office report released last week. Now one state, which ranks among the worst in the country in terms of nursing home...
Nursing homes want more from McCain long-term care reform plan
May 14, 2008
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain must create a broader reform plan that includes “increased comprehensive coverage for America’s long-term and post-acute care systems,”...
O’Connor, Gingrich to headline Alzheimer’s Congressional hearing today
May 14, 2008
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich headline the witness list today at the Senate Special Committee on Aging’s hearing on Alzheimer’s...
Congress delays voting on Medicaid moratorium spending package
May 12, 2008
Both houses of Congress have delayed taking action on a war-funding bill that contains a moratorium on seven Medicaid cuts, until at least the middle of this week, following opposition in the House.
Like House, Senate tries to ensure passage of Medicaid moratorium bill
May 09, 2008
The Senate Thursday marked up its own version of a war-funding bill that includes a moratorium on seven unpopular Medicaid provisions. The House of Representatives attached moratorium legislation to a...
Care not same as caring
By
Mary Eleanor Wickersham
May 01, 2008
When “Dianne Butler’s” mother was rushed to the emergency room with signs of a heart attack, the ER nurses quickly cut away her snug, pullover silk shift. Hurrying to do CPR and start...
Arbitration bill draws angst from provider association
May 01, 2008
One group was notably absent when the cheering erupted over the introduction of a bill that would ban arbitration agreements from nursing home admission contracts: providers.
Lawmakers tack on Medicaid moratorium bill to major spending measure
May 08, 2008
House Democrats this week attached a high-profile Medicaid moratorium bill to war-funding legislation in an attempt to ensure the bill’s passage.