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
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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
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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.
Independence, and the freedom to make your own choices
By
Julie Thorson
Jul 03, 2024
Fireworks, grilling, time with friends and family. These are all hallmarks of a July 4 holiday weekend. As we started preparing for it, I started to think more about “independence” and what it means...
Are you effectively managing your managed care billing?
By
Kristy Brown
Jul 12, 2024
With the announcement of the nursing home minimum staffing rule, I asked myself the same question as operators nationwide: how on earth are we going to pay for this? Even if nursing homes could find...
What nursing homes need, versus what they get
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Stephen A. Moses
Jul 08, 2024
Senior living’s caregiving sectors — nursing homes, assisted living and home care — share problems and needs in varying degrees. But what they get from long-term care (LTC) research is seldom what...
Meet Christian Grunder, 2024 Rising Star honoree
By
Foster Stubbs
Jul 09, 2024
Christian Grunder, vice president of human resources at Givens Communities in Asheville, NC, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
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...