Liability protection in, provider funding out in ‘skinny’ new Senate relief proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2020
Healthcare providers would receive much sought after liability protections from coronavirus-related lawsuits under a new COVID-19 relief proposal from Senate Republicans. But an additional $25 billion...
Medicaid hypocrisy 2.0, or the art of not giving credit where it’s due
By
John O'Connor
Feb 28, 2014
Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican governor taking more Medicaid funding.
Ryan’s budget targets Medicare and Medicaid
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2013
The House Budget Committee approved the latest spending plan from Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) in March. The vote was 22 to 17 along party lines.
What the healthcare reform numbers now tell us
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 25, 2012
It’s really true: There are lies, damn lies and … Congressional Budget Office estimates.
What the healthcare reform numbers now tell us
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 25, 2012
It’s really true: There are lies, damn lies and … Congressional Budget Office estimates.
Rival small business tax cut bills fail in Senate
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 16, 2012
Two bills that would have cut taxes for small business died in the Senate Thursday.
The Medicaid fog keeps rolling in
By
John O'Connor
Jul 16, 2012
When the Supreme Court ruled that most of Obamacare could stay on the books, it included a notable caveat: States couldn’t be forced to participate in its expanded Medicaid provisions. Since then,...
Up to 15 Republican governors say they will not participate in health law’s Medicaid expansion
Jul 05, 2012
The governors of 15 Republican-leaning states have signaled that they will not participate in the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, a new analysis finds.
Community pharmacists, congressmen question CMS plan to shorten long-term care drug-dispensing cycles
Mar 15, 2011
There is “scant evidence” that implementing shorter prescription drug dispensing cycles in long-term care will actually reduce costs, according to a statement issues Monday from the National...
Analysis: Long-term care could lose billions with block grants; funding answers available
Mar 14, 2011
The long-term care industry would be the third-most impacted healthcare field if state Medicaid funding is converted into block grants, according to a new analysis from Bloomberg News.