http://www.mcknights.com/senate/topic/3559/ Articles tagged with Senate from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no A Democratic proposal to replace the sweeping automatic spending cuts known as the sequester appears unlikely to pass the Senate, leading lawmakers and political observers to predict the $85 billion in cuts will take effect as scheduled on March 1. http://www.mcknights.com/chances-of-sequester-deal-look-slim-after-senate-democrats-unveil-proposal/article/280648/ Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMT A Democratic proposal to replace the sweeping automatic spending cuts known as the sequester appears unlikely to pass the Senate, leading lawmakers and political observers to predict the $85 billion in cuts will take effect as scheduled on March 1. McKnight's Democrats in the Senate could introduce a bill this week to replace the automatic spending cuts known as the sequester, which is scheduled to take effect March 1. Many long-term care stakeholders have opposed the 2% Medicare cuts that are part of the $85 billion sequestration package. http://www.mcknights.com/senate-democrats-poised-to-introduce-package-to-replace-sequester-cuts/article/280132/ Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMT Democrats in the Senate could introduce a bill this week to replace the automatic spending cuts known as the sequester, which is scheduled to take effect March 1. Many long-term care stakeholders have opposed the 2% Medicare cuts that are part of the $85 billion sequestration package. McKnight's Marilyn Tavenner, the acting administrator at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has been renominated by President Barack Obama to permanently fill the position. http://www.mcknights.com/ahca-alliance-support-obamas-renomination-of-tavenner-as-head-of-cms/article/279608/ Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMT Marilyn Tavenner, the acting administrator at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has been renominated by President Barack Obama to permanently fill the position. McKnight's Should a person be congratulated and backslapped for simply doing his or her job? That's the question that should be on people's minds today as they ponder what has happened with fiscal cliff negotiations. http://www.mcknights.com/no-reason-to-cheer-fiscal-cliff-solution/article/274419/ Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT Should a person be congratulated and backslapped for simply doing his or her job? That's the question that should be on people's minds today as they ponder what has happened with fiscal cliff negotiations. McKnight's As $6 billion investments go, the 2012 presidential and Congressional races didn't deliver much of a return. Except, of course, for people who like to spend money in order to keep things the way they are. http://www.mcknights.com/preserving-the-status-quo-costs-more-than-ever/article/268558/ Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:30:00 GMT As $6 billion investments go, the 2012 presidential and Congressional races didn't deliver much of a return. Except, of course, for people who like to spend money in order to keep things the way they are. McKnight's A multimillion dollar Medicare fraud-fighting command center unveiled by the federal government a week ago is already drawing fire from two Republican lawmakers. http://www.mcknights.com/senators-demand-more-data-on-medicare-fraud-prevention-efforts/article/252999/ Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:26:11 GMT A multimillion dollar Medicare fraud-fighting command center unveiled by the federal government a week ago is already drawing fire from two Republican lawmakers. McKnight's Two bills that would have cut taxes for small business died in the Senate Thursday. http://www.mcknights.com/rival-small-business-tax-cut-bills-fail-in-senate/article/250215/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:30:00 GMT Two bills that would have cut taxes for small business died in the Senate Thursday. McKnight's Federal officials testified Tuesday at a Senate hearing that they have made significant strides in cracking down on healthcare fraud and abuse, though at least one prominent Republican said that not enough has been done. http://www.mcknights.com/technology-helps-anti-fraud-efforts-but-some-say-its-still-not-enough/article/238271/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:30:00 GMT Federal officials testified Tuesday at a Senate hearing that they have made significant strides in cracking down on healthcare fraud and abuse, though at least one prominent Republican said that not enough has been done. McKnight's Small nursing home operators stand to benefit from a 20% tax cut for small businesses that passed the House Thursday. http://www.mcknights.com/house-passes-20-tax-cut-for-small-businesses/article/237344/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:30:00 GMT Small nursing home operators stand to benefit from a 20% tax cut for small businesses that passed the House Thursday. McKnight's House Republicans plan to tie the repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board to medical malpractice legislation when Congress resumes next week. http://www.mcknights.com/ipab-repeal-to-be-tied-to-malpractice-legislation/article/231868/ Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:30:00 GMT House Republicans plan to tie the repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board to medical malpractice legislation when Congress resumes next week. McKnight's