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More than 300 laws will take effect on Jan. 1.
Tag: nursing homes
Illinois nursing homes seek Medicaid rate hike
Long-term care facilities say financial struggles tied to low reimbursement rates.
Bills addressing warehouse quotas, nursing homes, prostitution pass in session’s final days
Lawmakers passed 24 bills in their lame duck session, including measures pertaining to warehouse quotas, prostitution and nursing homes.
Nurses unions push for mandatory staff-to-patient ratios
Unions representing nurses in Illinois are pushing for legislation that would impose mandatory staff-to-patient ratios in hospitals, nursing homes and ...
‘Omnibus’ health care bill passed amid criticisms
A law recently signed by Gov. JB Pritzker will extend the deadline for the state to transfer criminal defendants deemed ...
New law provides $700 million for nursing home staffing
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will pump an additional $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursing homes, provided they ...
Nursing home payment reform drives $700 million to improve staffing, quality of care
A bill that would inject more than $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursing homes to increase staffing levels and improve ...
House advances bill protecting nursing home visitation rights during public health emergencies
The Illinois House advanced a measure Monday that aims to ensure nursing home patients have a right to visitors even ...
DHFS letter: Deal may be near on nursing home payment reform
Officials at the Department of Healthcare and Family Services believe they made “significant progress” last week toward reaching agreement on ...
Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker over payment reform
A political battle is shaping up between Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration and one segment of the nursing home industry over ...
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