West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) has vetoed a bill that would have allowed certified nursing assistants with special training to distribute medicine to nursing home residents.
Nursing and rehab center all hopped up over bunny’s social media naming contest
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2018
Just before Easter, residents at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center adopted a furry new friend, a 2-year-old “rescue” bunny blessed with beautiful, floppy ears — but no name.
AG wants ‘aggressive’ pursuit of Medicare ‘fraudsters,’ despite reluctance to...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 03, 2018
New research from AARP shows Medicare loses $60 billion each year to fraud or waste, an estimate Attorney General Jeff Sessions said may be too low.
Medicaid complaints double in second full year of privatization
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 03, 2018
Iowa’s independent ombudsman says the number of complaints related to the state’s privatized Medicaid program more than doubled last year.
‘Aggressive’ advance directive would allow patients to decline food, water at end of dementia...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2018
A New York group that supports aid-in-dying has approved a new document allowing patients to record in advance that they’ll want to stop eating and drinking if they develop severe dementia.
Momentum grows for in-room cameras at nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2018
Under a measure advancing in the Louisiana statehouse, families would be able to install video cameras in loved ones’ nursing home rooms.
Lawsuit claims nursing home managers scammed resident, sold her house, gave her only $2k for it
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2018
An Illinois woman is suing a nursing home and two former employees for allegedly selling her house against her wishes — then paying her only $2,000 for it.
Provider’s payout in whistleblower billing fraud case approaches $60 million
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 30, 2018
A New York provider serving elderly and disabled Medicaid beneficiaries has reached a $10.3 million settlement in a state and federal case over long-term care payments.
Instead of saving $2+ billion, early Medicare ACOs drove up federal healthcare costs $384 million, study...
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 30, 2018
An independent analysis from consulting firm Avalere finds the Medicare Shared Savings Program has underperformed when compared to the government’s own cost-saving predictions.
Skyline payroll issues force Kansas to seek its largest-ever nursing home takeover
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 30, 2018
The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services Tuesday was seeking emergency powers to take over operations at 15 nursing homes operated by New Jersey-based Skyline Health Care.