Robert Gatty has more than 40 years of experience in journalism, politics and business communications and is the founder and president of G-Net Strategic Communications based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He can be reached at bob@gattyedits.com.
Robert Gatty |
January 20, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has seen a substantial decline in hospitalization admissions among Medicare beneficiaries in long-term care.
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Robert Gatty |
December 9, 2016
AHCA/NCAL anticipates—and looks forward to—expected regulatory relief and repeal under the new Republican-led White House and Congress.
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Robert Gatty |
December 1, 2016
Contributor Robert Gatty ponders whether sweeping reforms are ahead as President-elect Donald Trump fills out his Cabinet and Republicans retain majority in Congress.
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Robert Gatty |
November 29, 2016
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is looking forward to working with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees and possible changes to the long-term/post-acute care industry, a vice president said in a call with reporters.
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Robert Gatty |
November 10, 2016
The next administration will have to cut back on Medicare spending and fraud. Contributor Robert Gatty speculates whether lawmakers will crack down on avoidable hospital admissions.
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Robert Gatty |
September 30, 2016
The proposed plan is intended to streamline and improve the federal Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to help seniors avoid nursing home care.
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Robert Gatty |
August 25, 2016
Advocacy groups are urging Congress to pass additional legislation on the NOTICE Act to allow observation time to count toward the required three-day inpatient stay for Medicare. Federal officials are also considering arbitration agreement provisions.
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Robert Gatty |
August 12, 2016
Industry leaders’ persistent efforts resulted in passage of the Rural Health Care Connectivity Act, which will allow skilled nursing facilities to seek federal funding to finance high-speed Internet service for providers in rural areas.
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Robert Gatty |
June 30, 2016
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) submits it recommendations to Congress for how to establish a unified, cross-setting post-acute care payment system. The plan would redistribute payments among types of stays, making profits more uniform and hopefully reducing unnecessary services and admission preferences.
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Robert Gatty |
May 27, 2016
A two-day AHCA/NCAL congressional briefing brings 450 long-term interests to Capitol Hill.
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Robert Gatty |
May 13, 2016
Are the new Justice Department Elder Justice Task Forces a smokescreen to cut costs? Long-Term Living's politics and policy reporter, Robert Gatty, examines the forces at play in the new initiatives.
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Robert Gatty |
April 4, 2016
A U.S. Senate Working Group has outlined priorities for improving Medicare delivery to beneficiaries with multiple, complex chronic illnesses while reducing healthcare expenditures.
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Robert Gatty |
March 4, 2016
Does Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recognize industry improvements? Washington policy expert Robert Gatty looks at whether the government's efforts have been effective.
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Robert Gatty |
January 25, 2016
The 3-day hospital stay rule might be waving goodbye, but the American Health Care Association warns the new CMS proposal would put some nursing homes—and their residents—at a disadvantage.
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Robert Gatty |
December 19, 2015
Will veterans soon be able to obtain care from non-VA LTC facilities? Long-Term Living's Washington reporter Bob Gatty takes a look at the proposed care model.
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Robert Gatty |
November 20, 2015
Now that the SGR is history, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is tackling the new value-based payment model. Leading long-term care organizations are playing important roles in advising the new policies.
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Robert Gatty |
October 23, 2015
The long-term care industry argues that the CMS arbitration rule goes too far; state attorneys general seek an outright ban.
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Robert Gatty |
September 22, 2015
The new proposed rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are not sitting well with the head of the American Health Care Association, who says they will takes years and extraordinary cost to implement.
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Robert Gatty |
August 11, 2015
Expect another try by the GOP to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This latest attempt at repeal is tied to the federal budget.
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Robert Gatty |
July 20, 2015
The 400-page proposal includes new rules to reduce hospitalizations, infections and resident risks. But, opponents question the financial impacts: Feds estimate the cost would be nearly $90,000 per facility over two years.
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Robert Gatty |
June 22, 2015
UPDATED June 23, 2015: Congressional actions got a few steps closer to repealing two key Obamacare provisions--the medical device tax and the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
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Robert Gatty |
May 14, 2015
The “21st Century Cures” initiative would spur innovation and drug “repurposing” to attack Alzheimer's and other difficult-to-treat diseases.
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Robert Gatty |
April 20, 2015
MedPAC, lawmakers call for payment revisions to cut costs and eliminate abuse in how post-acute care facilities are reimbursed to improve quality of care.
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Robert Gatty |
March 17, 2015
Congress may solve the sustainable growth rate puzzle, but for the long term, it may not matter all that much.
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Robert Gatty |
February 13, 2015
Can Congress and President Obama agree on a way to move forward before the latest ‘doc fix’ expires on March 31?
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Robert Gatty |
January 22, 2015
Will the new Congress finally fix the SGR—and therapy caps? How will the costs of reforms be covered?
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Robert Gatty |
December 19, 2014
A recent congressional hearing is precursor as to what lies ahead for Medicare and Medicaid in reform efforts to reduce costs.
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Robert Gatty |
November 18, 2014
One of the first political “hot potatoes” the new Congress must address is amnesty for illegal immigrants, which would present long-term care organizations a broader pool of potential caregivers.
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Robert Gatty |
October 17, 2014
Will members of Congress ever be able to cross the political divide and come up with a workable solution to Medicare funding?
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Robert Gatty |
September 17, 2014
The building crisis in financing and providing effective long-term care services and supports is an ever-growing problem as discussed in a report by the Commission on Long-Term Care.
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