ALTHA 2011 Capital Market Meeting

Posted by Jason Greis on January 9, 2011 under Events | Be the First to Comment

Capital Markets Meeting
April 6-7, 2011
Union League Club, New York, NY
38 E 37th Street
New York, NY 10016 Read More...

GAO Report Highlights Differences in LTACH Oversight Standards in Response to Senate Finance Committee Investigation

Posted by Jason Greis on January 8, 2011 under Articles, Industry News | Be the First to Comment

On December 22, 2010, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report (Report) highlighting key differences in Federal oversight standards among long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) and certain other classes of hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.  The Report was prepared in response to the Senate Finance Committee’s initiation of a formal investigation in March 2010 after a February 10, 2010 New York Times article described patient deaths and allegations of substandard patient care at one of the nation’s largest LTACH providers. Read More...

A Status Update on Efforts to Extend MMSEA’s LTACH Provisions

Posted by Jason Greis on March 8, 2010 under Articles | Be the First to Comment

Over the past year, the LTACH industry has worked tirelessly to ensure extension of the LTACH provisions contained in the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Public Law No 110-173) (“MMSEA”).  Most importantly for LTACHs, Section 114 of MMSEA (i) established new LTACH facility criteria, (ii) provides a three-year moratorium on the establishment and classification of new LTACHs, LTACH satellite facilities, and LTACH beds in existing LTACHs or LTACH satellite facilities, and (iii) provides a three-year regulatory reprieve from certain harmful Medicare payment policies, including providing relief from the “25% Rule,” the very short stay outlier policy and a one-time prospective adjustment to the LTACH standard amount.  Read More...

ALTHA 2010 Legal Issues Meeting

Posted by Jason Greis on February 22, 2010 under Events | Be the First to Comment

ALTHA LEGAL ISSUES MEETING
September 28-29, 2010
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Read More...

ALTHA 2011 National Clinical Conference: Back to Basics-Building Blocks of LTACHs

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Save the Date
January 12-14, 2011 Read More...

The Art of the Deal: The Re-Emergence of Post-Acute M&A Activity

Posted by Jason Greis on December 7, 2009 under Presentations | Be the First to Comment

Please click here for a copy of my PowerPoint presentation entitled, The Art of the Deal: The Re-Emergence of Post-Acute M&A Activity, which was presented at the ALTHA Advocacy Meeting in Austin, Texas on December 4, 2009. Read More...