McConnell COVID-19 stimulus proposal offers mere fraction of funding requested by providers
By
Liza Berger
Jul 24, 2020
Long-term care providers are eagerly awaiting details of a fourth economic stimulus package. But they may want to brace themselves for some disappointment. As of Thursday, a draft of a proposal by Sen....
Nursing home providers push for $100B in upcoming stimulus bill
By
Liza Berger
Jul 22, 2020
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living on Tuesday requested an additional $100 billion for the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund, adding that a sizable portion of the...
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 9
By
Liza Berger
Jun 09, 2020
Memo suggests Kansas nursing homes must admit patients regardless of COVID-19 status … NCAL requests $5 billion to help assisted living communities respond to COVID-19 … Answers sought about Michigan’s...
GAO: Survey system needs to be retooled
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2010
General weaknesses in the nursing home survey process contribute to the understatement of deficiencies in nursing homes, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office in late December.
Illuminate HC snares Innovator of the Year Gold Award in Tech competition
By
Liza Berger
Oct 10, 2019
The research and development arm of Illuminate HC this year earned the Gold Award in the Innovator of the Year category in the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition for its Illuminate...
Critical report finds surveys are too soft
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2008
Nursing homes received another quality drubbing last month after the Government Accountability Office revealed that state inspectors often understate deficiencies, including those about malnutrition, bedsores...
Nursing facility deficiencies often unreported, GAO says
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should revise existing written guidance to make it more concise, simple and less confusing.
Therapy cap exception may soon ease regulation’s blow
By
Liza Berger
Feb 09, 2006
Some nursing home residents already may have felt the blow of the newly enacted Medicare Part B therapy caps. But a new exceptions policy, if approved, could take some sting out of the initiative. The...
CMS delayed help, investigating instead, at site of first U.S. COVID-19 outbreak, ’60 Minutes’ alleges
By
Liza Berger
Nov 03, 2020
A “60 Minutes” news report that aired Sunday night accused the federal government of failing to come to the aid of the Kirkland, WA, nursing home that was the site of the country’s first COVID-19...
Republican version of stimulus bill likely to include liability reform
By
Liza Berger
Jul 26, 2020
Although the Republicans’ version of the latest stimulus bill is still in the works, it likely will include liability reform measures and an extension of telehealth reimbursement policies.