Healthcare reform
| November 20, 2018
How to capitalize on post-acute care’s evolution
That are some takeaways of a recent Senior Housing News webinar entitled “The Future of Post-Acute Care in Senior Living.”
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| November 8, 2017
LTC associations urge Congress to keep the medical expenses tax deduction
The tax deduction for medical expenses is on the chopping block in the Trump Administration’s new tax reform bill, an elimination that could seriously hurt all seniors, especially those with dementia.
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| October 1, 2017
Price resigns from HHS: Now what?
As the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services steps down amid scandal over the use of travel funds, how will it affect the swirl of unsolved healthcare issues?
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| July 28, 2017
Senate says no to ‘skinny repeal’ healthcare bill version
The Senate has voted 51-49 to keep the Affordable Care Act law the way it is—for now. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says it’s time to “move on.”
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| July 19, 2017
412 charged in largest-ever fraud bust
July has been a record-breaking month for the Department of Justice’s fraud squad, which orchestrated a 30-state takedown totaling $1.3 billion in fraudulent or illegal activities.
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| July 18, 2017
Senate abandons second healthcare bill
The Senate GOP has pulled the plug on its most recent attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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| July 13, 2017
Senate GOP issues revisions to BCRA health bill
GOP senators make a few big changes to the BCRA bill but stick to their guns on tax repeals and cuts to Medicaid.
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| July 6, 2017
States must beef up LTSS for boomers
AARP concluded in a recent report that states are improving long-term services and supports (LTSS) but aren’t keeping pace with growing demand.
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| June 30, 2017
An open letter to Congress
Blogger Kathleen Mears writes legislators about how the proposed healthcare legislation would affect her and fellow nursing home residents.
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| June 29, 2017
How the Senate healthcare bill could affect seniors
The Senate’s proposed healthcare bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, calls for deep cuts to Medicaid. The program pays for about two-thirds of the 1.4 million seniors who live in nursing homes.
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