False Claims notch a record year, increasing threat to skilled nursing
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 26, 2024
Healthcare providers were forced to pay a historic $2.7 billion to resolve federal False Claims Act allegations last year, an escalation that will likely allow the government to support even more investigations...
Also in the News for Monday, Feb. 26, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 26, 2024
CMS to employees: Come back to the office … Facing Medicaid cut, staff rally at dozens of NY nursing homes … Community protests looming closure of 100-year-old nursing homes
ADVION legislative conference to offer CMS insights
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2024
ADVION’s 2024 Legislative & Regulatory Conference will feature three top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials when it kicks off in Washington, DC, next month.
Long-term care providers clamor for innovation to avert closing shop
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2024
Among struggling nursing homes, the share of facilities closing jumped significantly during the main pandemic years, even as the percent selling to for-profit organizations declined.
Also in the News for Friday, Feb. 23, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2024
Ohio launches its own Nursing Home Quality Navigator … Vermont struggles with nursing home discharges … New group will advocate for dually eligible nursing home residents, other beneficiaries … Hospital...
Long-term care groups demand more ACO inclusion, incentives from feds
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2024
If federal regulators truly want to ensure better care coordination for long-term care patients, they must adopt changes that make Accountable Care Organizations more accessible and more financially rewarding...
LTC corporate execs get moderate raises, eye-popping bonuses
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2024
Corporate executives of multi-site long-term care organizations banked an average raise of 3.7% in 2023, according to a new report issued Wednesday.
Also in the News for Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2024
With projected Fed decreases, investor confidence is rising … 38 House members call on CMS to improve dental care for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes … TN Supreme court endorses arbitration agreements...
COVID negligence case sent back to state court, over providers’ repeated objections
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 21, 2024
A group of owners and operators who have tried at least three times to argue that the COVID-related civil cases in which they are embroiled belong in federal court has been defeated again.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 21, 2024
State Veterans Affairs head praises Pruitt’s role as clean-up contractor for troubled VA home … Consumer Voice to work with two states on improving financial transparency of nursing homes … Nursing...