Arbitration ban: AHCA sues CMS, NCAL worries about states
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2016
The American Health Care Association filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the legality of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recently issued ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements in...
Home healthcare faces Supreme Court labor decision, proposed CMS cuts
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2016
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a rule requiring home health agencies to pay workers minimum wage and overtime, and CMS proposed reducing Medicare payments to home health agencies...
Medical marijuana still a challenge for senior living operators
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 11, 2019
As the legal use of marijuana for medical purposes becomes more widespread in states across the country, senior living community operators are encountering challenges with serving their residents while...
Alzheimer’s Association: Cognitive assessments lacking, but caregivers can help
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2019
Only 28% of older adults have ever been assessed for cognitive problems, and only 16% undergo routine cognitive assessments during routine health checkups, according to a report released Tuesday by the...
Federal agencies must take steps to prevent falls, senators say
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2019
A Senate report on falls prevention issued Wednesday has a to-do list for several federal agencies, “and we will be following up with those agencies,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chairman of the...
More than 80 percent of adults aged 50 to 80 have at least one concern about telehealth
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 01, 2019
Before benefits of telehealth can be realized, potential patients must be convinced of its value. A new national poll suggests that many aged 50 to 80 are not to that point.
Report: Catastrophic option may be best for LTSS financing
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 17, 2016
A mandatory, universal approach to long-term care insurance that covers catastrophic events could optimize coverage while minimizing costs, LeadingAge maintains in a new report.
Vaccine mandates not scaring workers away, Sabra CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 05, 2021
Labor issues are slowing the senior living and care industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, but operators should not spend much time worrying that they will lose workers if they implement...
People in the news, Nov. 24
By
Lois A. Bowers
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2020
Appointments and honors at Acts Retirement-Life Communities, New Senior Investment Group, Phoebe Pharmacy, Presbyterian Home of Maryland and The SCAN Foundation.
IRS impersonation scams top complaint to Senate Aging Committee fraud hotline for fourth year
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2019
For the fourth consecutive year, in 2018, IRS impersonation scams were the top type of scams reported to the Senate Special Committee on Aging’s fraud hotline, according to the committee, which released...