The recent House reconciliation bill has proposed tremendous cuts to both Medicaid and Medicare, putting fiscally vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities at substantially greater risk. Such cuts would be the largest in Medicaid’s history and would reduce general access to nursing home care and community-based long-term services and support. Currently, over seven million older
The Republican Senate passed a big spending bill that will increase deficits for decades. Two things are admitted by Republicans who voted for the bill. First, it would cut taxes in a way that would only benefit the wealthiest Americans. Second, to recoup some of that lost revenue, it would cut health care programs, particularly
Skilled Nursing News reported that legislation was recently reintroduced to Congress for the third time last week in hopes of streamlining and improving outdated prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage (MA). This bipartisan bill, reintroduced by many lawmakers, including Representative Ami Bera (D-CA), continues to draw widespread backing and support from various lawmakers. The Improving
Ensign Group CEO Barry Port said that the company is benefitting from the rising demand for nursing home care by building a more “sophisticated web of nursing home services,” which allows the company to grow without facing limits on occupancy capacity. Ensign is the largest for-profit of skilled nursing beds in the U.S. and has
After taking control of Congress and the White House, Trump broke his promises not to cut or undermine Medicare or its benefits with the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” This bill directly targets Medicare, reducing eligibility, restricting access to its benefits, and reducing funding, in ways that would harm individuals eligible for
Statistics show that abuse and neglect are rampant in the long term care industry. However, fines and prosecutions lag behind because of the lack of interest, the lack of good faith investigations, and the lack of funds and authority for investigators. Another issue plaguing vulnerable adults are scams and financial exploitation especially in the assisted
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