Senators reach deal on delaying Medicare sequestration cuts, report says
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 25, 2021
Providers likely will get their wished-for delay on 2% Medicare sequester cuts worth billions of dollars extended through the rest of the year, thanks to a deal reached in the Senate.
$450 million for infection control, strike teams for nursing homes in House bill that advances
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 16, 2021
Nearly a half a billion dollars in funding will be dedicated toward helping nursing homes prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 in their facilities if the latest measures advanced by House lawmakers...
1 million POC tests delivered to nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 03, 2020
The federal government delivered about 1 million point-of-care tests to nursing homes last week, according to a leading health official.
‘Many lives could have been saved’: Geriatricians needed in pandemic discussions, expert says
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 23, 2020
The federal government and policymakers need to fully engage experts in geriatrics and long-term care medicine to help stop COVID-19’s deadly toll on nursing homes, a long-term care expert told House...
House subcommittee investigating CMS, nursing homes’ COVID-19 responses
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2020
The federal government and five of the largest nursing home operators are being targeted by a House panel in a newly launched investigation into the handling of the coronavirus crisis.
‘Federal government needs to own’ COVID-19 issues, better help nursing homes, expert says
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 15, 2020
Federal authorities need to stop the blame game and take more responsibility getting vital testing, protective equipment and other needed elements to nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading...
Proposed House budget would slash Medicaid by $913 billion
By
John Hall
Mar 19, 2015
Few have ever heard a federal budget referred to as a “moral document,” as one GOP budget committee lawmaker described it on Tuesday. That’s when the House unveiled a 10-year budget whose...
House unanimously passes ‘observation status’ bill
By
John Hall
Mar 18, 2015
Long-term care leaders firmly applauded members of the U.S. House on Tuesday for unanimously passing a bill that would put tighter control over the designation of “observation status” for hospital...
House and Senate lawmakers on Tuesday double-teamed Congress with companion bills aimed at mitigating hospital readmission penalties — a positive move for nursing homes because it would ease the invariable...
Stability sought via budget deal
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 17, 2014
Providers are likely looking forward to a fiscal 2014 with generally stable funding sources and no repeat of a government shutdown. The Senate was expected to vote on and pass a massive $1.1 trillion government...