Providers seek extension of 2% Medicare sequester cut relief through 2021
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Danielle Brown
Oct 26, 2020
Four of the nation’s top provider groups representing long-term care, home health and hospitals are calling on Congress to extend a moratorium on the 2% Medicare sequester cuts into 2021 and for the...
Impact of extended Medicare loan repayment period depends on how neediest rebound, expert says
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Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2020
The effectiveness of the federal government’s move to extend the repayment terms for providers who received advanced Medicare payments during the pandemic will depend “how quickly the industry and...
‘No time to be afraid’: Providers recall early months of pandemic, resilience of sector
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Danielle Brown
Oct 09, 2020
The resilience, work ethic and sacrifice made by providers and staff during the current public health crisis were honored by the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living on...
More COVID-19 criminal charges against SNF leaders likely, legal experts say
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Danielle Brown
Sep 29, 2020
Coronavirus-based criminal charges against two leaders of a Massachusetts veterans nursing home where 76 patients died will likely be the first of many cases across the country regarding nursing home care...
A win for home care: Providers applaud withdrawal of MFAR proposal
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Danielle Brown
Sep 16, 2020
Providers cheered federal health officials’ decision to withdraw a proposal they warned could cut up to $50 billion nationwide from the Medicaid program annually.
Financial relief and liability protection not enough for LTC industry: Gleckman
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Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2020
Financial relief from the government and liability protections from coronavirus-related lawsuits won’t be enough to fix long-standing flaws in the long-term services and supports system, a leading expert...
CMS announces 2.2% Medicare raise for SNFs in 2021
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Danielle Brown
Aug 04, 2020
Nursing home operators will receive an aggregate $750 million Medicare pay increase for fiscal year 2021 under a final rule announced Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It would amount...
The good, the bad, the ugly: Executives share challenges, keys to success for women leaders
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Danielle Brown
Jul 31, 2020
Leaders and aspiring professionals in long-term care discussed the good, the bad and ugly that comes with being a woman in the industry during a McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum session Wednesday.
Senate leaders help honor McKnight’s Women of Distinction inductees; 3 CE webinars taking place this...
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2020
Forty-four industry leaders and up-and-coming professionals in senior living and skilled nursing, along with Lifetime Achievement Award winner Wendy Simpson, chairman and CEO of LTC Properties, were championed...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: David Banks
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 21, 2020
David Banks helped grow Beverly Enterprises into a nursing home titan of epic proportions.