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10 Apr 2013, 2:58 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
Reduce payment updates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and home health agencies (HHAs) by 1.1 percentage points, beginning in 2014 through 2023 (the update could not fall below 0%). [read post]
10 Apr 2013, 1:34 pm
Our previous blog reported that nine nursing homes in Jacksonville earned one-star ratings, the lowest grade possible in a recent report issued by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration. [read post]
10 Apr 2013, 4:21 am by Heidi Henson
Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn), Richard Burr (R-NC), Mike Johanns (R-Neb), Tom Coburn (R-Okla), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) have urged the administration to reexamine its plan to raise the cost of in-home companion care and perform “a more accurate analysis” to determine the “the actual cost that the proposed rule would have on recipients and caregivers. [read post]
9 Apr 2013, 8:15 am
The Agency for Health Care Administration in Florida responds to complaints and conducts inspections of facilities. [read post]
4 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a change to labeling language for over-the-counter nicotine substitution products.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a final rule modifying the time period in which credit card issuers’ fees to consumers are restricted.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule setting forth standards for health insurance “navigators” that will assist consumers with enrollment… [read post]
3 Apr 2013, 2:11 pm
Nine nursing homes in Jacksonville received a one-star inspection rating -- the lowest possible rating on a scale of one to five issued by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). [read post]
1 Apr 2013, 4:17 am by David DePaolo
Each time a petition was dismissed, Prescription Partners would receive a notice of the dismissal stating that it had a "right to an administrative hearing concerning this proposed agency action by the department under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes." [read post]
1 Apr 2013, 3:30 am by Robert Kraft
The findings come as concerns about health care quality and cost are garnering heightened attention as the Obama administration implements the nation’s sweeping health care overhaul. [read post]
31 Mar 2013, 2:06 am by Jon Gelman
OSHA, The Occupational Safety and Head Health Administration (OSHA), does just that, but its enforcement powers are lacking. [read post]
29 Mar 2013, 1:13 pm by WIMS
      Additionally, the Agency said the "cleaner fuels and cars standards" are an important component of the Administration's national program for clean cars and trucks, which also include "historic fuel efficiency standards that are saving new vehicle owners at the gas pump today. [read post]
27 Mar 2013, 4:40 pm
This small, t-shaped plastic product needs to be inserted in a woman’s body by a trained health care professional. [read post]
27 Mar 2013, 4:18 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Transparency is highly touted as a tool by consumer driven health care advocates and others as a key tool for helping improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of patient and other health care decision-making. [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 6:41 am by The Health Law Firm
Health care providers have been billing Medicare for full multiuse vials of the drug Herceptin, when patients actually only need a smaller portion. [read post]
25 Mar 2013, 7:19 am by Rebecca Tushnet
” In 2009, the FDA announced that it would reissue the tentative final monograph in multiple segments separately covering topical antimicrobial drug products intended for use by consumers, health care professionals, and food handlers separately. [read post]
22 Mar 2013, 5:01 am by David DePaolo
While health care expert and noted blogger Joe Paduda told the audience at the annual California Workers' Compensation Institute's (CWCI) meeting in San Francisco yesterday that opioids are the biggest problem facing the industry today, Georgia lawmakers were passing a bill that they hope will take the "roach" element out of the state.First, Paduda: “This is such an inherently huge problem,” he said. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 12:16 pm by Stephen Bilkis
If the court determines that such efforts are no longer required, ACS or the foster care agency may immediately file a petition to terminate parental rights. [read post]
19 Mar 2013, 4:41 am by David DePaolo
The Shelby County Health Care Corp., which owned the facility where Vuncannon received treatment for his injuries, filed a complaint in intervention. [read post]
18 Mar 2013, 3:29 pm by News Desk
Anyone exhibiting these signs after having contact with the Pro-Amino product subject to this recall should contact their health care provider immediately. [read post]