James M. Berklan

Medicaid beneficiaries are definitely taking notice — and making use — of federal funding intended to help move individuals from nursing homes to community residences. That's according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

Fearing a New Year's economic hangover of epic proportions, provider advocates launched a multipronged blitz at press time to fight bad-debt provisions of a new House GOP spending bill.

Long-term care providers were confronted with the cold, stark facts: Federal payments had been cut by billions of dollars and much worse still might be coming.

Providers need to make it easier for nurses to disclose errors that are committed in nursing homes, according to researchers of a unique study.

Providers expect reduced Medicare skilled nursing payment rates to eliminate 40,000 jobs, according to results of a new survey.

It was both flattering and intimidating. At the LeadingAge convention, someone asked me to state my hopes for the future of long-term care. What a thrill to be asked, but with all the possibilities, where should one start?

Hopefully a certain bound-to-be viral video has already gotten to you. If not, you can thank me later.

Providers were anxiously wondering at press time if they should hope for the "devil" they know or the one they don't, regarding the work of the national debt-reduction "super-committee."

Providers who aren't completely up to speed in understanding new MDS 3.0 requirements could be in for a very rude awakening, according to a well-known expert on payment and assessment systems.

There are certain times in your life when you reach your limit, and I hit one today. I just don't think I can put up with it any longer.