Washington Unable to atone for comments many perceived as racist, Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., stepped down from his position as Senate Majority Leader last
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In the spirit of the New Year, it’s time to make some resolutions. Without further ado, let’s resolve to: Lobby Your Congressmen Whether or not lawmakers
When one looks over the past 25 years in the home care industry, moderation isn’t exactly a word that springs to mind. Extreme is probably a better word choice, because, excluding our current decade, the home care industry has been all about extremes. Take the extreme autonomy the industry enjoyed during the 1970s, for example. There was little government oversight, and profits, revenues and reimbursements for home care were large. Providers were left alone, for the most part, to run their own businesses the way they wanted. Spilling over into the ’80s, this autonomy began to shift toward another extreme — government oversight — which came to a head in 1997, when Congress passed the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and cut reimbursements significantly. And…
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