April 2, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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The waiting is over. No resolution to the budget crisis means that sequestration begins—today. Long-term care facilities will feel the effects upfront, but a quieter casuality might be healthcare's information technology and data-sharing initiatives.
March 28, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Sweeping changes may be on the horizon for the way Medicare billing is divided, as President Obama and Republicans put the idea of combining Medicare Parts A and B back on the discussion table, the New York Times reports today.
March 18, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies face payment reductions, but hospices and long-term care hospitals get a first-round bye in MedPAC's latest Medicare payment recommendations to Congress.
February 4, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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How much do you know about your GPO? CMS has instituted stricter disclosure rules pertaining to the financial relationships between providers and drug and device manufacturers.
January 31, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Hundreds of provider sites are ready to test the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ four new models for restructuring the way episodes of care are paid for.
January 17, 2013 Bob Gatty
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The fiscal cliff battle is behind us, but the nation is heading to another possible financial crisis caused largely by politics, and the nursing home sector—and their residents—could well be caught in the middle.
January 14, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Associate Editor
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MedPAC recommends that Congress vote to keep the special needs plans under Medicare Advantage, although some of the plans perform better than others.
December 18, 2012 Bob Gatty
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MedPAC proposes more cuts for 2014, and the skilled nursing industry objects. But the GAO issues a report that can only make the industry’s case more difficult.
December 18, 2012 Pamela Tabar, Associate Editor
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A new report released today by the American Health Care Association shows historic shortfalls in what Medicaid pays and what skilled nursing care actually costs.
December 11, 2012 Pamela Tabar, Associate Editor
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The Department of Health & Human Services clarified its position Monday on funding ratios for state Medicaid expansions and published an extensive FAQ list on state health insurance exchanges.
November 28, 2012 Pamela Tabar, Associate Editor
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In the wake of federal reports of rampant fraudulence Medicare billing, the letters begin arriving at hospitals and other healthcare sites: Medicare wants its money back.
November 20, 2012 Pamela Tabar, Associate Editor
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The release of today's proposed rules brings the Department of Health & Human Services a few steps closer in building the rules for state health exchanges (HIX).
