Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Funding issues hit the spotlight as nursing home advocates gear up for Aging Committee hearing

From McKnight's:

The Senate Special Committee on Aging will convene tomorrow to discuss the inclusion of improvements to long-term care as part of overarching national healthcare reform.

Representatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and various state healthcare agencies will talk about possible changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Panelists also will consider ways to better organize the country's scattered system of long-term care services, according to a statement from Sen. Herb Kohl  (D-WI), chairman of the Special Committee on Aging. Thomas Hamilton, director of CMS's survey and certification group, and Karen Timberlake, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, are among the hearing's scheduled witnesses....

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