John O'Connor

 
 

Recent Articles

Budget plans for Democrats might be gone with the win

March 01, 2010

Of all the questionable forecasts in President Obama's $3.8 trillion budget for 2011, perhaps the most dubious is this: It assumes Congress will enact healthcare reform this year.

Obama budget offers providers mixed bag

March 01, 2010

President Obama's $3.8 trillion budget plan for 2011 promises carrots and sticks.

The BIG Picture: five-star survey system to the rescue?

March 01, 2010

Want to raise a colleague's blood pressure? Just casually mention the government's five-star rating system.

The BIG Picture: McKnight's is long-term care news that you can use

February 01, 2010

We have been truly blessed at McKnight's. At a time when many publications are floundering, readers and advertisers continue to give us generous support.

Health reform: Reid's lasting Senate fight

January 01, 2010

These have been trying times for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).

The BIG Picture: Once invincible business models aren't so bulletproof after all

January 01, 2010

As 2010 dawns, many providers and publishers find themselves limping along. Both have just endured one of the more challenging years on record.

The BIG Picture: Feeling jerked around by your health insurance provider? You're not alone.

December 01, 2009

The push for a change in the healthcare system is gaining momentum.

Providers making their points as Senate dances with reform

November 01, 2009

Nonprofit providers cheered when Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) helped Democrats move a major healthcare reform bill out of the Senate Finance Committee.

Care improving in key areas, report asserts

November 01, 2009

Nursing home quality improvement efforts have largely succeeded in recent years, according to a report that was jointly released by the American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care.

Snowe lends a vote to reform—for now

November 01, 2009

Breaking a partisan logjam, Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe joined Democrats in voting a major healthcare reform bill out of the Senate Finance Committee.