Category: Long Term Care

Stakeholders hopeful on rate reform negotiations for long-term care

by Ryan Voyles | Sep 23, 2021 | Long Term Care, Nursing homes, Top Stories | 0

Negotiations on overhauling how long-term care facilities are paid are ongoing, stakeholders told a joint hearing of four House committees Wednesday.

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LeadingAge Illinois’ Angela Schnepf talks COVID-19 impact, rate reform

by Ryan Voyles | Sep 10, 2021 | Long Term Care, Nursing homes, On The Record, Top Stories | 0

After nearly seven years with LeadingAge Illinois, Angela Schnepf recently took the reins of the association, which represents 354 members across the state.

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Report: More than half of Medicare beneficiaries at state’s nursing homes “had or likely had” COVID-19 last year

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 24, 2021 | Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Nursing homes, Top Stories | 0

More than half of Medicare beneficiaries in Illinois nursing homes either “had or likely had” COVID-19 by the end of last year, according to a federal report released this week.

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Panelists take stock of 2021 spring session

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 11, 2021 | coronavirus, Hospitals, Legislature, Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Nursing homes, On The Record, State Budget, Top Stories | 0

Health News Illinois gathered several of the state’s top healthcare lobbyists this week to weigh in on the 2021 legislative spring session.

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Panelists preview next big healthcare issues

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 10, 2021 | Hospitals, Insurance, Legislature, Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Nursing homes, State Budget, Top Stories | 0

With the dust barely settled on the legislative spring session, and lawmakers planning to head back to Springfield for a one-day session next week, a panel of top healthcare lobbyists previewed the health issues likely to dominate the next year.

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