PointRight Inc. is holding its first AnalyticsEdge Symposium, a client conference, Wednesday through Friday in Boston.
Profile: AHCA’s money player
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2014
If there’s a prevailing theme around the hours American Health Care Association senior fellow Elise Smith keeps, it’s that they are constant.
Medicare rates will increase 2% in 2015
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2014
When is a meager pay hike viewed as welcome news? When the source of that increase — namely, the federal government — seems intent on making cuts almost everywhere else.
Providers support House push to expand veterans’ healthcare options
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Aug 12, 2014
Providers recently applauded a large bipartisan effort to expand veteran’s healthcare options for long-term and post-acute care.
Medicare should pay skilled nursing facilities and rehab facilities equally for certain treatments, MedPAC...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 16, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities should receive the same payments for treating certain conditions, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended in its latest report...
SNF Medicare rate rises 2%
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 01, 2014
The government has proposed increasing skilled nursing facility Medicare payments by $750 million in fiscal 2015.
Long-term care providers achieved 15% antipsychotic reduction goal, CMS announces
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 15, 2014
Long-term care facilities have reduced antipsychotic medication use by more than 15% through a large-scale initiative, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That...
White House spending plan less than industry hoped for
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2014
In every White House budget, there are winners and losers. Unfortunately for providers, long-term care again falls into the latter category. All told, President Obama’s $3.9 trillion spending plan...
It’s not all bad news coming from MedPAC
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 19, 2014
A funny thing happened on the way to a semi-annual eye-rolling over a MedPAC report. It gave me reason to sit up with interest. Even more unlikely, it contained information that made some long-term care...
White House proposes ‘accelerated’ skilled nursing facility payment cuts
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 05, 2014
The White House’s proposed 2015 budget includes sharp cuts to skilled nursing facility reimbursements, which has drawn strong criticism from the nation’s largest long-term care provider group....