HHS permanently continues telehealth prescriptions of opioid use disorder treatment … Battle over nation’s first LTC tax continues months after implementation … Veterans Affairs announces new LTC...
Also in the News for Thursday, Feb. 9
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 09, 2023
A 42-year-old county nursing home seeks first-ever tax increase … Drug for recurrent C. difficile linked to improved quality of life … More than 600 US doctors died earlier than expected early...
LeadingAge to battle tax plan
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
Nonprofit providers could be ravaged by a Republican tax plan winding its way through Congress, industry leaders said in November.
Providers ‘disappointed’ as tax reform bill passes Senate
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Dec 04, 2017
The GOP’s tax reform bill was passed by the Senate in a vote just before 2 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, sparking criticism from long-term care provider groups and consumer advocates alike for its...
Tax reform bill could devastate Medicaid, Medicare, groups warn
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Nov 30, 2017
With a Senate vote on the GOP’s tax reform bill expected to come before the end of the week, advocacy groups are urging lawmakers to reject the legislation for its potentially “drastic”...
Medicare cuts, individual mandate repeal rolled into GOP tax bill
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Nov 14, 2017
Republican Senators on Tuesday added a provision to their tax overhaul bill that would roll back the individual insurance mandate included in the Affordable Care Act.
GOP budget that cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid over next decade may be smokescreen
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Oct 06, 2017
The House passed a budget proposal on Thursday that would slash roughly $1 trillion from the Medicaid program over the course of 10 years. But representatives aren’t planning on seeing those cuts...
Medical device tax could crimp long-term care supplies, hike cost, dampen innovation, expert says
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 20, 2012
A medical device excise tax scheduled to hit Jan. 1 is causing uncertainty among manufacturers and providers, a healthcare expert said Monday.
Repeal excise tax on medical devices, letters state
Jul 20, 2011
More than 400 organizations and companies have sent letters to House and Senate leaders asking for the repeal of a 2.3% medical device excise tax. The tax is scheduled to begin in 2013. If enacted, it...
Florida nursing homes given creative option to avoid budget ax
Jan 14, 2009
Nursing home owners in Florida have been breathing easier since the Legislature decided not to reduce funding for the 460-plus facilities.