Outcome assessment should be seen as a tool for change management and will likely become the new standard for assessing resident care under the Affordable Care Act.
Bold legislative proposals could prevent deep reimbursement cuts, AHCA leader says
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 26, 2013
Long-term care providers are offering lawmakers policy ideas aligned with the changing healthcare landscape in the United States, in an effort to control costs and improve quality while avoiding slashed...
TN providers team up with insurers for bundled payment program for joint replacements
By
McKnight's Staff
May 24, 2012
In anticipation of payment reforms centering on coordinated care, health systems and a major Tennessee insurer are establishing a bundled payment system for joint replacements.
States argue against Medicaid expansion in healthcare reform law challenges
Jan 12, 2012
Twenty-six states filed a brief Tuesday encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a provision of the healthcare reform law that calls for a major expansion of Medicaid.
Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion still vulnerable to court challenges, experts say
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 31, 2012
Legal experts say the Affordable Care Act’s maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirement — which prohibits states from tightening Medicaid eligibility — remains vulnerable to legal challenges.
Add Medicaid directors and McCain: Graham-Cassidy bill not the answer for reform
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Sep 25, 2017
The National Association of Medicaid Directors and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joined long-term care provider groups late last week in rejecting Republican lawmakers’ latest Affordable Care Act replacement...
ACA-mandated cuts will not hit Medicare, official asserts
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2013
Because Medicare’s growth rate will not eclipse a certain threshold, the program will be spared from potential Medicare cuts called for in the healthcare reform law, a top government official said.
LTC groups eagerly await Supreme Court decision on healthcare reform
Nov 15, 2011
Despite the mixed feelings about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act among long-term care providers, all groups agree that they will be closely monitoring a case now headed to the Supreme Court....
Providers may need more than a ‘wizard’ to demystify Obamacare
By
John O'Connor
Aug 12, 2013
Did you hear the one about life’s great lies? Here’s part of the punch line: “I’m from the government and I came to help you.” Providers familiar with the joke may have experienced...
House subcommittee passes repeal of Medicare payment board
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 01, 2012
As expected, a House subcommittee voted Wednesday to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s Medicare payment advisory board in a 17-5 bipartisan vote.