With CMPs in the spotlight, persistent provider gets its penalties cut by 86 percent
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 01, 2024
An Arizona long-term care provider facing a quarter-million-dollar penalty for alleged HIPAA infractions converted that judgment into a settlement for just one-seventh that amount after a diligent defense...
UnitedHealth calls on insurers to reconnect as clearinghouse reactivated following cyberattack
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 01, 2024
UnitedHealth Group has reactivated core systems that were targeted by the late-February cyberattack against Change Healthcare and called on insurers to return to the platform to speed up the claims process.
Also in the News for Monday, April 1, 2024
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 01, 2024
HHS extends Medicaid unwinding period to end of November … Senator announces GAO audit of estimated $60 billion yearly Medicare fraud … Costs increased 4.4% for SNFs in 2023: report … DOL final rule...
Providers poke holes in calls to make ‘dangerous’ state Medicaid suspensions a national model
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 29, 2024
Consumer advocates cheered when the New Jersey State Comptroller recently suspended four nursing homes from Medicaid — calling the enforcement tactic a “model for nursing home enforcement nationwide.”...
Panel calls new tech, data tools the neglected keys to future long-term care success
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 29, 2024
Implementing a wide variety of innovative technology and data tools is vital to the long-term care sector’s future success. A panel of top sector leaders agreed that currently isn’t being done enough...
Also in the News for Friday, March 29, 2024
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 29, 2024
HHS extends temporary Medicaid enrollment period to ease coverage disruption … Service costs for nursing homes, in-home care down: report … Rhode Island latest state to propose ‘granny cam’...
Immigration reform increasingly urgent to addressing LTC workforce crisis: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Josh Henreckson
Mar 28, 2024
As workforce challenges continue to hound long-term care providers, sector experts increasingly point to immigration reform as a vital step on the path toward long-awaited stability.
CMS finalizes rule streamlining Medicaid enrollment and renewals
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 28, 2024
Federal officials on Wednesday issued a new final rule that helps seniors better navigate the Medicaid enrollment process, and that’s likely very good news for long-term care providers.
Providers get another valuable tool to help cope after Change Healthcare cyberattack
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 28, 2024
The federal government has taken another step to support long-term care providers struggling with delayed payments following the recent cyberattack on vital billing clearinghouse Change Healthcare.
Also in the News for Thursday, March 28, 2024
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 28, 2024
Steward seeks to cover debts by selling operations to Optum Care … Another nursing home sued in wrongful death case related to ‘killer nurse’ … Workforce issues force nursing home to close, affecting...