Industry News
- September 16, 2011- In preparation for the October 1st Medicare changes, CMS has launched the following site where you will find resources and timelines to help providers, payers, and vendors prepare for the U.S. health care industry's transitions to ICD-10. Read More
- September 12, 2011- The Obama administration is developing the first National Alzheimer's Plan, to combine research aimed at fighting the mind-destroying disease with some of the help that caregivers need to stay afloat. Read More
- August 26, 2011- Ohio Governor Kasich has tangled with the state’s nursing homes, and there isn’t much they can do about the $360 million the Ohio legislature slashed from their Medicaid reimbursement. Read More
- August 18, 2011- A number of state lawmakers, including Ohio and Florida, have already enacted or proposed cuts to Medicaid nursing home payments which will further reduce revenues and operating capital for skilled nursing facilities. Read More
- July 29, 2011- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a final rule reducing Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) payments in FY 2012 by $3.87 billion, or 11.1 percent lower than payments for FY 2011.Read More
- March 17, 2011- Ohio Gov. John Kasich's budget proposes making the following changes in Medicaid programs and oversight, which total $1.4 billion in cuts over the biennium. Read More
