Obama to discuss healthcare before Congress next Wednesday
Sep 03, 2009
In an effort to accelerate healthcare reform efforts, President Obama plans to address a joint session of Congress next Wednesday.
Hospital readmission penalties could transform relationships with SNFs, experts say
By
McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2012
Healthcare reform efforts targeted at reducing hospital readmissions are here to stay, experts told participants in a McKnight’s webcast Tuesday.
Healthcare reform law includes information technology funding for long-term care
Mar 29, 2010
Long-term care facilities could be receiving funding for health information technology initiatives under the recently passed healthcare reform law, according to reports.
Daschle withdrawal could hold up healthcare reform efforts
By
Liza Berger
Feb 03, 2009
A wrench was thrown into President Obama’s healthcare reform goals today after Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. It was presumably over...
States should like bill’s financing of Medicaid expansion, Baucus says
Sep 16, 2009
The financing of a Medicaid expansion that will be part of the Senate Finance Committee’s healthcare reform proposal should please state officials. That is according to Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT),...
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.
CMS explains how to qualify for Medicaid IT administrative funding match
Aug 19, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday sent a letter to state Medicaid directors detailing the qualification terms for a 90% matching fund rate for administrative expenses that go toward...
New HHS report details benefits of healthcare reform efforts for seniors
Aug 28, 2009
In recent weeks, many U.S. seniors have spoken out against healthcare reform. In a new report, the Department of Health and Human Services stresses that reform is necessary to save the Medicare program.
CMS to inform seniors of Medicare changes resulting from healthcare law
May 25, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to send information to Medicare beneficiaries to notify them of changes under the new healthcare reform law, the agency said Monday.
While respected, nurses are not seen as influential over reform, survey finds
Jan 22, 2010
Despite being highly respected and well-trusted sources of healthcare information, nurses are not viewed as having much influence over healthcare reform, according to a recent Gallup survey.