In response to increasing concerns about the effects of nursing home ownership on quality of care, Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) recently signed two groundbreaking bills.
Mary Jane Koren, MD Steering Committee Chair, Advancing Excellence
Providers hope to delay therapy caps’ full return
Jul 01, 2008
The process that exempts most nursing home residents from therapy payment caps was set to expire at the beginning of this month, federal regulators cautioned providers.
A pitched battle over arbitration clauses
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2008
U.S. lawmakers continued to campaign for an end to nursing home pre-admission agreements.They hammered providers recently on the topic, holding no fewer than three congressional hearings and introducing...
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Jul 01, 2008
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Small steps trump big plans
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2008
It’s a rare week in Washington when there isn’t a conference of experts tackling one or more of our most troubling policy matters.