February 10, 2012

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Researchers have cast doubt on the actual average longevity of Americans and their expected lifespans.

Obama's budget proposal would reduce Medicare payments

President Obama's 2013 budget proposal calls for spending cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, including a reduction in Medicare payments to nursing homes.
 

Nursing home groups respond to Obama's proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts

Provider groups are urging President Obama to consider nursing home funding when he releases his fiscal 2013 budget next week. The budget proposal is expected to include Medicare cuts worth $248 billion and Medicaid cuts of up to $72 billion.
 

Long-term care stakeholders submit quality measures performance report to HHS

As required by the Affordable Care Act, the National Quality Forum convened the Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) to develop a coordinated performance measurement approach across PAC and LTC settings.
 

Federal Medicaid matching rate to decline in 2014

About 30 states can expect a drop in federal matching rates for Medicaid in fiscal year 2014, with only a handful seeing an increase, according to a new report.
 

Americans' lifespan shorter than previously thought, study finds

A group of researchers has developed a more accurate way of calculating mortality rates of the oldest Americans, which might lead to more realistic cost projections for Social Security and Medicare.
 



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Who's Who of long-term care to explore care transitions at 2nd annual Long-Term Quality Alliance meeting

Providers, academics, policy makers and other key stakeholders in U.S. long-term care will meet Thursday for a day of workgroup updates and educational sessions centered on care transitions. Quality measures and improvement also will be highlighted during the Long-Term Quality Alliance's second annual meeting at the National Press Club in Washington. Leading Age President and CEO Larry Minnix, American Health Care Association Vice President David Gifford and former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mark McClellan are among a long list of distinguished presenters.
 

THE EDITOR'S BLOG

Concurrent therapy? What in the world is that?

And then it was gone. With apologies to the movie "Cool Hand Luke," what we have here is a failure to remunerate. To read this first-person post, click here.

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