Frustration, fury: Lawmakers renew push as new report skewers drug middlemen on pricing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2024
An interim report issued by federal officials this week excoriated pharmacy sales middlemen over business practices that have grossly inflated drug prices — and made it harder for long-term care pharmacists...
$5M program puts CNAs at the center of expanded geriatric care network
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 11, 2024
The push to increase certified nursing assistant training and retention in long-term care got a boost this week in the form of a $5 million federal grant to Rory Meyers College of Nursing at New York University.
Docs, therapists to see pay cut but caregivers score in ’25 physician pay rule
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2024
Doctors, therapists and others billing under the physician fee schedule would see an average 2.93% reduction in Medicare pay next year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed Wednesday.
This is really it! Tuesday is final deadline to enter McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2024
Entrants have until midnight Tuesday (July 9) to get their submissions in for the 2024 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
Dietitians urge CMS to keep extra pay for malnourished nursing home residents
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 11, 2024
Dietitians who work with nursing home patients are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to remove critical coding that helps identify seniors either with malnutrition or at risk for...
President signs National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act into law
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 05, 2024
President Biden last week signed the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act into law, which puts the framework in place to advance research and initiatives that prioritize Parkinson’s disease care in...
Payment reform, focus on physical improvements required to reduce risk of another nursing home disaster:...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2024
A trio of prominent nursing home researchers warned Monday that without new investment in nursing home infrastructure, residents and staff will remain at “substantial risk” for a repeat of the poor...
‘Exemplary, inspiring’ Clif Porter named AHCA/NCAL’s next president and CEO
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 16, 2024
Clifton Porter II, the long-time top advocacy executive for the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, was named its next president and CEO Monday.
CMS to post more nursing home ownership data, facility health data for first time when it unfreezes star...
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday that it will begin posting certain nursing home ownership information, as well as aggregated MDS data for all residents at a facility, both...
Pushing the boundaries of care and geography: Sun Mar’s changing regional reputation
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2024
Three years after joining Sun Mar Healthcare, President Josh Kochek is leaning on years of perspective from the other side of the dealmaking table to expand and transform the California brand.