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Strikes expanding to new frontlines as stress grows among unexpected healthcare workers
Strikes expanding to new frontlines as stress grows among unexpected healthcare workers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 20, 2023

Strikes like the massive one threatened by Kaiser Permanente’s California blue collar workers last month could be a sign of what’s to come for the broader healthcare sector.

Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 15
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 15
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 15, 2023

Algorithms tied to curtailing coverage in new Medicare Advantage investigation … Nearly one-quarter of nursing home residents die broke: new KFF analysis … 3 years after merging to strengthen their...

With 80 percent of SNFs needing more nurses, analysis finds waivers likely to ‘mute’ mandate 
With 80 percent of SNFs needing more nurses, analysis finds waivers likely to ‘mute’ mandate 
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 19, 2023

Nearly all for-profit nursing homes, which account for two-thirds of US facilities, would need to hire more nurses to meet provisions of the newly proposed federal staffing mandate, results of a new analysis...

[Updated] Providers bracing for CMS release of federal nursing home staffing mandate at ‘any time’
[Updated] Providers bracing for CMS release of federal nursing home staffing mandate at ‘any time’
By
James M. Berklan
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2023

Nursing home leaders Wednesday were expecting details of a first-ever federal nursing home staffing mandate to be released at virtually any time. 

CMS vows to move forward with staffing proposal ‘soon’ despite ‘inconclusive’ research
CMS vows to move forward with staffing proposal ‘soon’ despite ‘inconclusive’ research
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 30, 2023

Federal officials vowed Tuesday night to issue a nursing home staffing requirement “soon,” despite the premature publication of a federal study that appears to support skilled providers’ objections...