AAHSA members to call lawmakers today, urging them to pass healthcare reform
Jan 26, 2010
The White House has signaled that it may be scaling back the healthcare reform bill, and one long-term care group is speaking out about it.
Maryland mandates end-of-life wishes form for LTC residents
Oct 11, 2011
Maryland healthcare professionals will soon be required to complete a form outlining a patient’s end-of-life wishes upon admission to a long-term care facility, according to a new regulation.
Time is limited for ACO deals
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 01, 2013
By negotiating now, a nursing home can have a strong voice in an Accountable Care Organization. Otherwise, ACOs will come to nursing homes in two or three years with a “take it or leave it”...
Some healthcare groups, lawmakers slam proposal for new agency governing Medicare rates
Jul 28, 2009
President Obama has proposed creating a new executive agency, the Independent Medicare Advisory Council, to set Medicare payment updates. So far, that idea is meeting strong resistance from the healthcare...
CNAs, home health aides in huge demand, but struggles ahead, experts warn
Aug 18, 2011
Certified nursing assistants and home health aides will continue to be in huge demand, but a lack of training and low pay could mean a labor crisis for nursing facilities, home health agencies and even...
Hospital readmissions double Medicare expense, more likely from certain settings, analysis shows
Jul 24, 2012
Medicare expenditures for beneficiaries who are readmitted to the hospital within 60 days are twice as high as expenditures for beneficiaries who aren’t readmitted, a new analysis sponsored by the...
Kindred launches hostile takeover bid for home health company Gentiva, deal valued at $1.6 billion
By
Tim Mullaney
May 16, 2014
Kindred Healthcare has launched a hostile takeover to acquire home health company Gentiva, announcing a $533 million bid Thursday. The total deal would be valued at $1.6 billion, including assumed debt.
Kindred Healthcare has succeeded in its quest to acquire Gentiva Health Services. The companies announced Thursday morning they would combine to create the fourth-biggest healthcare provider of any type...
CMS prods hospitals to improve discharge info for SNFs, home health
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 07, 2023
Hospitals’ shortcomings in providing post-acute care providers with adequate discharge information prompted federal regulators to issue a special memo Tuesday.