March 31, 2009

McKnight's Video: Medicare is top concern, leader of state association says

Nursing home providers are keeping their eyes on Medicare, Dennis Bozzi, president of Life Services Network, told McKnight's.

He spoke during LSN's annual conference at Navy Pier on Friday. Click on the blue "Videos" link at the top of the home page of mcknights.com. More interviews from the show are posted here. LSN is the Illinois branch of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.
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