Conference call will bring Supreme Court’s ruling on healthcare reform into better focus for long-term...
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 13, 2012
Long-term care stakeholders will learn during a special webcast Tuesday why they should care about the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the healthcare reform law. Starting at 2 p.m. (Eastern Time),...
LTC groups urge Congress to pass a therapy cap extension
Dec 06, 2011
Congress should extend the therapy caps exception process for medically necessary Medicare Part B outpatient therapy services, several long-term care groups said Tuesday.
Pending legislation would end therapy caps
Apr 13, 2011
A measure to terminate Medicare therapy caps will soon be introduced in Congress, a top association official said during a McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast yesterday.
McKnight’s Super Tuesdays kick off today
Apr 12, 2011
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is kicking off its Super Tuesdays webcast series today. Cynthia Morton, executive vice president of the National Association for the Support of Long Term Care, will...
New durable medical equipment bidding process ill suited to long-term care, Congress told
Mar 03, 2011
Structural flaws in the newly implemented durable medical equipment competitive bidding process have caused significant service interruptions and supply problems for residents in long-term care facilities,...
New therapy rule could harm rehab patients in skilled nursing facilities, NASL says
Nov 10, 2010
Another long-term care organization took a swing at the new multiple procedure payment reduction policy, which affects Medicare beneficiaries in skilled nursing and post-acute care facilities.