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Budget Woes
February 4, 2008 8:40 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

President Bush's proposed budget doesn't look good for health care providers. Over the next five years, his recommendations would cut Medicare spending by $66 billion and Medicaid spending by about $25 billion, reports the Associated Press. Even with Read More...

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The Value of an Apology
February 1, 2008 10:49 AM by Maureen McAndrews

Over the summer I made a major purchase at a home improvement retailer. To make a long story short, the vendor: lost my order data due to a computer power failure, delayed product delivery, ordered the wrong size product, forgot to collect payment from Read More...

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More on "Water for Elephants" & Nursing Homes
November 19, 2007 5:25 PM by Maureen McAndrews

In my last post on Sara Gruen's book " Water for Elephants ," I discussed the book's main character, 93-year-old Jacob, who lives in a long-term care facility. In the chapter where Jacob recounts his family's decision to send him to the facility, he says Read More...

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The Good News and the Not-So-Good...
November 15, 2007 9:34 AM by Liz Rosto

The State of Seniors Housing 2007, an annual publication produced by The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Read More...

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Tax-Evading Medicaid Providers
November 14, 2007 8:18 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

The Associated Press reported this morning that a Senate panel is looking to collect unpaid taxes from more than 30,000 Medicaid providers who receive federal payments for their services despite owing at least $1 billion in back taxes. AP specifically Read More...

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LTC South of the Border
October 15, 2007 3:57 PM by Liz Rosto

I recently read this article from USA Today about the growing number of Americans going to Mexico for long-term care because the services cost so much less. While the quality of care sounds questionable in many of these facilities, it got me thinking Read More...

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