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Nursing home cutbacks could tally $65 billion over next decade

Several separate budget-reduction regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) are overlapping with federal laws, snipping…

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Nursing home employees see slight pay raises in 2012; turnover still a problem

National salary averages increased slightly across all job titles in 2012, according the “Nursing Home Salary & Benefits…

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CMS set to begin hospital RAC audits in 11 states

After seven months of delays, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it will begin its prepayment…

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Nurse burnout increases infection rates

Overburdedned staff and burnout both contribute to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), according to an announcement from the Association for…

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Harvard study: Medicaid expansion could be good for states’ health

As states are deciding whether to adopt the Medicaid expansion provided by the Affordable Care Act, a new…

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SNFs to get 1.8 percent increase in payment rates

The 2013 prospective payment system (PPS) rates for skilled nursing facilities will increase by 1.8 percent, according to…

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New TN Medicaid program pays seniors to stay home

Tennessee is betting that creating a new category of Medicaid recipient could save the state millions.TennCare’s new program,…

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HHS announces new healthcare fraud initiative

Health and Human Services (HHS) officials last Thursday announced a public-private partnership of organizations dedicated to improving the…

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HHS: Long-term care is the next step in national plan to combat infections

The Department of Health & Human Services yesterday released the draft long-term care chapter in the “National Action…

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