American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Missouri skilled nursing facility residents (N=253) reported that 49% of residents rely on staff to clean their mouth, many have no Medicare dental coverage, and Medicaid covers a limited number of dental services (The Oral Health of Adults, 2022). People with less than 20 teeth have problems eating healthy food.

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Consult QD

JUNE 16, 2023

Direct-to-consumer testing is transparent in that it is a consumer-business relationship with costs up front. JBMR Plus 2022; 6(12):e10692. JAMA Cardiol 2022; 7(9):966–974. Advantages and disadvantages Sponsored genetic testing is available for many disorders, including epilepsy, skeletal dysplasia and cardiomyopathies.

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Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This year was a busy and turbulent time for all of us as we continued to navigate life under the COVID-19 pandemic—and nobody knows this more than nurses and healthcare workers. If enacted, this bill will remove practice barriers for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), improving access to care for Medicare and Medicaid patients.

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Scrubs

JUNE 21, 2023

The average net price of generic drugs fell by more than half between 2016 and 2022 , according to research by Anthony Sardella, a business professor at Washington University in St. Some are going out of business. Akorn, which made 75 common generics, went bankrupt and closed in February. generics plants running full time.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Introduction SOUTH CAROLINA is predominately a rural state that consistently demonstrates poor health rankings, due to the lack of Medicaid expansion, healthcare deserts, and a decreasing physician supply. The 2022 public health data paint a dismal picture for chronic disease management and outcomes ( Table 1 ). 2022, October).

APRN 52

APRN Nurse Practitioner Clinical Nurse Specialist Medicare 52

Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

New requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in November 2021 and a new time-limited enforcement effort by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced in March call for focused inspections and put a higher level of scrutiny on nursing home compliance and the quality of care provided.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Business Education 52

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Nurse staffing The 2022 ANA Membership Assembly—the association’s governing and official voting body—approved a recommendation to include staffing ratios as an option for relieving the longstanding staffing issues, including nurse burnout, brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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American Nurse

JULY 29, 2024

The mostly for-profit nursing home industry argues that staffing problems stem from low rates of reimbursement by Medicaid, the program funded by states and the federal government that covers most people in nursing homes. Ron DeSantis signed legislation in 2022 to loosen the staffing rules for all homes. In Florida, Gov.

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Medicaid Long Term Care Medicare Retirement 104

Scrubs

JULY 16, 2024

The mostly for-profit nursing home industry argues that staffing problems stem from low rates of reimbursement by Medicaid, the program funded by states and the federal government that covers most people in nursing homes. Ron DeSantis signed legislation in 2022 to loosen the staffing rules for all homes. In Florida, Gov.

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