New ATRA cut to Medicare Part B Therapy Payments latest destabilizing blow to spector
By
Alan G. Rosenbloom
Feb 13, 2013
With $9 billion in Budget Relief Act sequester cuts to the U.S. skilled nursing facility (SNF) sector now just weeks away following the latest cut of at least $600 million in Medicare Part B therapy payments...
The Medicaid fog keeps rolling in
By
John O'Connor
Jul 16, 2012
When the Supreme Court ruled that most of Obamacare could stay on the books, it included a notable caveat: States couldn’t be forced to participate in its expanded Medicaid provisions. Since then,...
Long-term care operators must engage states to ensure Medicaid reimbursement following ACA ruling, provider...
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 28, 2012
While the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, it struck a provision that said states would lose their Medicaid funding if they don’t comply with the planned expansion.The ruling means progressive...