By John R Kormanik on Posted in Health Care ReformAccording to a recent Wall Street Journal Market Watch press release, the nursing home industry is doing just fine, thank you very much. This is true despite the fact Medicare reimbursements were reduced back in 2011. Families for Better Care, Inc. is a citizen advocacy organization dedicated to quality resident care in nursing homes and… Continue Reading
By John R Kormanik on Posted in Health Care ReformIn an article in today’s New York Times, Robert Pear describes the efforts the nursing home industry is undertaking to escape from the requirements of the new Affordable Care Act. The first sentence in Mr. Pear’s article says it all: "It is an oddity of American health care: Many nursing homes and home care agencies do… Continue Reading
By John R Kormanik on Posted in Health Care ReformWe have all heard about "tort reform" and limits on the amount of damages juries can award for "pain and suffering." In essence, advocates of "tort reform" do not believe juries are capable of making decisions, based on the evidence presented at trial, concerning the award of non-economic or human damages. For example, in Idaho,… Continue Reading
By John R Kormanik on Posted in Choosing a Nursing Home,Family Resources,Health Care ReformIn an article in today’s New York Times, reporter John Leland, describes the cuts states are making to close budget gaps and the effect those changes are having on the elderly. Some of the cuts described by Mr. Leland include meal deliveries, housekeeping assistance and aid for family caregivers. As Mr. Leland correctly points out… Continue Reading
By John R Kormanik on Posted in Health Care ReformIn today’s New York Times, an editorial by Harold Pollack, of the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, recognizes one of the costs of expanded health care now being considered by Congress. According to Mr. Pollack, although approximately 30 million Americans stand to gain health care coverage under the bills now being considered… Continue Reading
