Union members, caregivers blast state Medicaid cuts to nursing homes

A state judge has put a halt to Medicaid cuts facing nursing homes across New York. The judge's decision Thursday puts a temporary injunction on Medicaid formula changes that nursing home advocates... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The union representing licensed nurses and caregivers working in Massachusetts state hospitals and group homes struck a deal Sunday night with the state to increase pay by as much as $10 an hour for the duration of the COVID-19 health emergency......»»

The Greater New York Hospital Association and 1199SEIU aren't pleased with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's revised budget proposal, which stripped $550 million from state Medicaid spending. But so far the... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The Greater New York Hospital Association and 1199SEIU aren't pleased with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's revised budget proposal, which stripped $550 million from state Medicaid spending. But so far the... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

About 300 members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East descended on the state Capitol Tuesday to lobby lawmakers about Medicaid funding and the heightened oversight of public dollars, among... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Health care leaders are calling a hospital mandate flexible, but there’s concern that nursing homes won’t be able to afford the stricter requirements......»»

Gov. Mike DeWine urged the state's hospitals, nursing homes and health departments to speed up administration of the first allotment of Covid-19 vaccines......»»

The 51 residents whose stories are told here, one from every state and the District of Columbia, left behind at least 129 children, 230 grandchildren, 210 great-grandchildren and 41 great-great-grandchildren......»»

New York state is reporting more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities as the state faces scrutiny over how it has protected vulnerable residents during... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Workers from about 100 nursing homes across Illinois who were on the verge of striking instead reached a tentative agreement overnight for a two-year contract with nursing home owners, the union representing the workers an.....»»

Workers from about 100 nursing homes across Illinois who were on the verge of striking instead reached a tentative agreement overnight for a two-year contract with nursing home owners, the union representing the workers an.....»»

Jeremy Hogan / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images The Miami Herald reported on new data that reveals one in three coronavirus-related related deaths in Florida have come from nursing home residents. Nursing homes members are par.....»»

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A group representing New York's nonprofit nursing homes said the state's punitive approach toward working with facilities treating Covid-19 patients is misguided. The state has started an... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday it is up to private nursing homes to provide adequate care and infection-control measures within their facilities or they will face consequences from the state. "The... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The despair wrought on nursing homes by the coronavirus was laid bare Friday in a state report identifying numerous New York facilities where multiple patients died over the past few weeks. Nineteen... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Nursing home residents in New York City have been heavily impacted by the pandemic, suffering an outsize death toll......»»

Two-thirds of Massachusetts nursing homes have a confirmed case of coronavirus, according to numbers disclosed by the state officials Tuesday.  The figure, which has almost doubled from a week ago, has nursing home advocates imploring the Baker admini.....»»

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Three years ago, the Jolly Mountain Fire ripped through Central Washington, threatening the communities of Ronald, Roslyn and Cle Elum. It burned through federal, state and private forests. Community members prepared their homes, businesses and fami.....»»