Quality, regulation and Medicaid will be three of the big themes as assisted living operators gather Monday and Tuesday in the nation’s capital to meet with legislators and their staffs as part of...
Medicaid bill draws senior living industry support
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2019
A bipartisan bill introduced Monday in the House of Representatives permanently would extend spousal impoverishment protections for Medicaid beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home- or community-based...
LTC must be a priority in next stimulus bill: AHCA/NCAL
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 09, 2020
As the Senate returns to Washington this week, lawmakers must focus on ensuring that long-term care facilities have the resources needed to keep residents and staff members safe, according to a statement...
Argentum, AHCA / NCAL launch campaigns to share positive messages during pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2020
Long-term care industry associations are creating online efforts to combat the effects of social distancing and to share positive messages about communities and residents during the coronavirus disease...
AHCA/NCAL, HIDA request tariff exclusion extension for healthcare products
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 01, 2021
Healthcare products, such as gloves and gowns, are essential to battling the ongoing public health crisis and should be exempt from Section 301 tariffs, the American Health Care Association / National...
Business briefs for Wednesday, May 13
May 13, 2020
AHCA / NCAL survey: Public strongly supports more funding for nursing homes and assisted living facilities … Advocates call for nursing home redesigns in wake of pandemic … Cushman & Wakefield broker...
Business briefs, Aug. 11
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 11, 2022
2 SNFs, 5 employees indicted on fraud charges … Home healthcare provider ordered to pay $1.5 million in back wages, damages, civil fines … Trilogy Health Services partners with Norton Healthcare to...
More news for Thursday, Aug. 12
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2021
California tops states as best for long-term care … “Why Senior Living” video series highlights residents, families … 2 skilled nursing facilities, but no assisted living communities, earn 2021...
Business briefs, June 29
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 29, 2022
McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline is Thursday … HHS needs to improve communications for health IT breach reporting: GAO … EEOC adds non-binary ‘X’ gender marker to charge intake form … Green...
More news for Tuesday, Jan. 11
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2022
As SCOTUS weighs COVID-19 vaccination mandates for workers, providers should work toward compliance: AHCA / NCAL … $40M available for artificial intelligence, technology projects to improve older adult...
