Nursing homes fear impact of planned changes.

Reading Eagle (Reading, PA);  January 22, 2006 ;     525 words ......he said. Nursing homes are caught...dependent on state medical assistance. Nursing homes don't receive...in private nursing homes depend on medical assistance. The rest...than go to nursing homes. But not enough...community are in ...

Bill would help fund nursing homes

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  November 17, 2005 ;     120 words ......would bring more medical assistance funding to local nursing homes. The bill would...taxpayers. Under the Medical Assistance Program, the state pays nursing homes a reimbursement...they care for Medical Assistance patients. This...

NURSING HOMES NEED BOOST IN MEDICAID, VA. STUDY SAYS.(FRONT)

The Virginian Pilot;  December 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ......pays Virginia's 229 nursing homes about $80 per Medicaid...state Department of Medical Assistance Services a draft copy...private payers will leave nursing homes, making them that much...report's conclusions, medical assistance services director Smith...care at ...

GOV. DOYLE SIGNS AB 802 PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO AREA NURSING HOMES

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 7, 2006 ;     199 words ......distribute any additional Medical Assistance funds the state receives from...directly to county and municipal nursing homes. "These nursing homes play...are providing services to Medical Assistance patients. Governor Doyle thanked...

Underfunded nursing homes

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  March 5, 2008 ;     225 words ......commonwealth has underfunded nursing homes nearly $290 million for...residents covered by the state Medical Assistance Program. Statewide, two out of three nursing home residents is on medical...resident in its care, a nursing home loses an average of...more and more difficult ...

Medical Assistance poses fiscal quandary; State program is boon but hard...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ......year Mahto applied for Medical Assistance, the state's largest...managers. That's because Medical Assistance spending is one of the...staggering. State spending for Medical Assistance jumped from $1.35 billion...projected 471,000 in 2004. Medical Assistance now devours ...

Nursing homes facing change; A report today will recommend revamping rules...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Without state help, some nursing homes may follow the dinosaurs into...good results and helping some nursing homes shrink, change roles or shut...to help consumers choose good nursing homes, officials said. The market already...

Pennsylvania Nursing Homes Could Lose $320 Million Unless Rendell Quality...

PR Newswire;  July 7, 2003 ;     438 words ......PHCA) finds nursing homes in the Commonwealth...million from 7.6% Medical Assistance (M.A.) statewide...million from 7.6% Medical Assistance (M.A.) statewide...Franklin County 8 nursing homes in Franklin County...million from 7.6% Medical Assistance (M.A.) ...

Nursing homes finally get Clinton's attention

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 27, 1998 ;     700+ words ......crackdown" on deplorable conditions in some nursing homes, promising surprise inspections to...supported a new change in Medicaid so that, nursing homes say, they are reimbursed less than...sores and even physical abuse while in nursing homes. It's also odd that his announcement...

Report: Many Chicago-area nursing homes fall short of federal standards

Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  March 28, 2000 ;     587 words ...Report: Many Chicago-area nursing homes fall short of federal standards...ASSOCIATED PRESS Four of five nursing homes in three Chicago-area counties...establish staffing requirements for nursing homes receiving Medicare or Medicaid...

Clinton Announces Initiative to Improve Quality of Nursing Homes

U.S. Newswire;  July 21, 1998 ;     700+ words ......initiative to improve the quality of nursing homes was released today by the White House...INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF NURSING HOMES July 21, 1998 Today, President Clinton...administrative actions to improve the quality of nursing homes. These actions include: ensuring ...

Health officials defend Texas nursing homes

University Wire;  April 17, 2001 ;     459 words ......the state having to take more than 14 nursing homes due to financial woes earlier this...order, the state of Texas overtook 14 nursing homes owned by TLC Healthcare when owner...this trend is not reflective of most nursing homes in Texas, said Rosemary Patterson...

Oregon Reconsiders Rethinks Nursing Homes as Elderly Population...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 25, 2000 ;     700+ words ......for designing alternatives to nursing homes, has become something of a...success. The closure of 16 nursing homes in the past two years -- at...toward a growing realization: Nursing homes play a vital role and must...

THE WHITE HOUSE: President Clinton announces initiative to improve the...

M2 Presswire;  July 22, 1998 ;     700+ words ......initiative to improve the quality of nursing homes (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...actions to improve the quality of nursing homes. These actions include: ensuring swift and strong penalties for nursing homes failing to comply with standards...

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER FACULTY MEMBER FINDS MORE THAN HALF...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with...for such a task. Of the more than 400 nursing homes in the study, just 23 percent had a...influenza plan. Another quarter of the nursing homes had a pandemic response incorporated...