Recent Articles
December 21, 2007
The acting administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said Wednesday that it "would not have been [his] choice" to withhold the names of 74 poorly performing nursing homes from the public while at the same time releasing the information to nursing home advocates.
December 21, 2007
Spokesmen for the parties involved with the sale of the largest nursing home chain in the country say they are ready to close the deal "immediately."
December 20, 2007
After much wrangling and negotiating, Congress has managed to pass a Medicare bill before the winter recess.
December 20, 2007
Inspectors from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have been issuing an ever-growing number of serious citations against nursing homes, according to a USA Today analysis featured in Wednesday's newspaper and online. According to the CMS, the number of "immediate jeopardy" citations rose 22% between 2000 and 2006, the newspaper reported.
December 20, 2007
Admissions agreements used by many Missouri nursing homes are misleading to residents and family members and, in some cases, violate federal laws, according to new study results.
December 19, 2007
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would freeze the so-called "75% Rule" compliance level at a 60% level, a threshold that is much less favorable to long-term care providers. It was part of a $4.6 billion Medicare package that also would replace a planned 10% Medicare payment cut to physicians with a 0.5% increase for six months.
December 19, 2007
Although it's been known that Alzheimer's disease shortens life expectancy, new research indicates that it has an even more devastating effect on the oldest elderly.
December 19, 2007
The federal panel that oversees labor disputes is "tilted against working people and more in favor of employers," alleged a Democratic congressman this week at a congressional hearing.
December 18, 2007
Manor Care Inc. is prodding West Virginia to approve the sale of the nation's largest nursing home chain to The Carlyle Group. State officials there remain the last stumbling block for completion of the $6.3 billion deal.
December 18, 2007
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is sticking to its decision to keep the names of some of the country's poorest performing facilities from the public.