High court to consider case cutting unions’ forced fees
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
The nation’s highest court is considering a case that could weaken public unions’ dues collection efforts and ultimately limit their power. Mark Janus, an Illinois child support specialist,...
Night shift may hike Type 2 diabetes risk
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
Night-shift work is linked to an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes Care. British and American researchers compared diabetes prevalence among 47,000 night-shift...
Lawmakers target SNFs’ big payer for fraud, waste cuts
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
A pair of Congressional subcommittees focused on oversight have banded together to examine ways to reduce Medicaid fraud and waste.
A Day in the Life: Dolls bring life to nursing home
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
More than two dozen residents of a Kentucky nursing home are rocking new babies to sleep each day, embracing a gift of love any parent can appreciate. Volunteer Sandy Cambron delivered 28 lifelike dolls...
Judge draws line in Massachusetts: Wrongful death claimants must enter arbitration if residents signed...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2018
Wrongful death plaintiffs in Massachusetts must take claims against nursing homes to arbitration, regardless of whether they or their deceased relatives were the ones to sign an agreement.
Nursing home ordered to pay $450,000 in wrongful death case citing resident’s multiple falls
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2018
A South Carolina jury has found Lexington Medical Center Extended Care guilty of gross negligence in the death of a resident said to have fallen more than 20 times.
Expanded Medicare diabetes prevention program rolls out
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is in the fourth day of an innovative new diabetes prevention program that aims to save lives — and as much as $182 million over 10 years by linking with...
Also in the News for Thursday, April 5
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2018
Staff who worked with accused nurse say she failed to ‘thoroughly assess’ patient or render aid after notified of full code … Missouri joins Louisiana in exploring in-room cameras …...
New Medicare Advantage rules boost payments to plans, promise drug savings
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2018
Medicare Advantage plans will get 3.4% more in federal payments next year, while beneficiaries can hope for drug prices to decline.
Judge allows class-action status in Illinois Medicaid delay case
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2018
Seniors in Illinois who have faced considerable delays in receiving their Medicaid coverage — including one woman who claims she went blind waiting for eye care — can sue the state, a judge ruled last...