House votes to kill Medicare payment advisory board
The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Thursday to eliminate the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board created by the…
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Brookdale tops list of nation’s largest senior living providers
Brookdale Senior Living has overtaken Emeritus Senior Living this year for the title of the nation’s largest senior living…
News Read MoreNew criteria identify common drugs potentially risky for seniors
More than 50 medications and classes of medications can cause serious side effects or other adverse events in…
News Read MoreResearchers link Alzheimer’s and diabetes
Emerging research suggesting that Alzheimer's disease may be linked to insulin resistance and could eventually be considered a…
News Read MoreLimit on Medicare RAC records requests increased; SNFs to provide more documentation
In a notice last week on the Medicare Fee-for-Service Recovery Audit Program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
News Read MoreHHS announces final rule on Medicaid expansion
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday issued a final rule, effective in 2014, that…
News Read MoreMedPAC’s latest report urges SNF payment cuts
In its annual report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on Thursday recommended reducing Medicare reimbursements…
News Read MoreCMS initiative seeks to reduce avoidable nursing home hospitalizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committing up to $128 million to reduce avoidable hospitalizations…
News Read MoreCollaboration between nursing home RNs, LPNs could reduce medication errors
Nursing home registered nurses (RNs) and license practical nurses (LPNs) often differ in how they identify medication discrepancies…
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