Provider groups respond to Congressional request with detailed recommendations on post-acute reforms
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 20, 2013
Major long-term care provider groups have offered detailed policy recommendations on reforms to the post-acute care delivery and payment systems, as requested by Congressional lawmakers. In addition to...
Long-term care leaders support passage of budget deal
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 12, 2013
Prominent long-term care provider associations registered support for a bipartisan budget deal being considered by Congress this week, despite the fact that it would extend a period of reduced Medicare...
MedPAC’s rate cut plan will harm care, operators: NASL
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2013
Resident care would suffer if Congress acts on the latest recommendations from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, long-term care advocates say.
CMS should publicly push Congress to reform therapy payment system, long-term care provider association...
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 09, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should openly urge Congress to change the way therapy services are reimbursed, the nation’s largest long-term care provider association stated in recent...
Make therapy caps lower, streamline review process, MedPAC chairman urges House committee
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 10, 2014
Congress should set lower annual caps on Medicare reimbursements for outpatient therapy and streamline the manual review process for claims exceeding those caps, a Medicare policy expert told the House...