Four skilled nursing facilities and two financial consultants they used to bill for therapy services agreed last week to a $6 million settlement to resolve fraud allegations.
Still no word on whether CMS will approve lifetime Medicaid limits
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 26, 2018
Lawmakers and reporters alike have been unable to pin down Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on her agency’s view of states’ requests to impose lifetime coverage...
State expert: Chillers made it hotter in Florida facility with 14 Irma-related deaths
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 26, 2018
A hodgepodge system of temporary chillers meant to cool a Florida nursing home whose air conditioning was knocked out by Hurricane Irma actually made the building hotter, a state expert has testified.
Kindred Healthcare seeks review of $10M denial for dual-eligible patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2018
Kindred Healthcare on Wednesday sued Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for more than $10.1 million in lost reimbursements, saying a previous decision penalizes some of the company’s long-term...
CMS proposes regulatory cuts for states with high Medicaid Advantage rates
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would ease some regulatory requirements for states offering Medicaid Advantage programs.
Judge rules nursing home residents with mental health, prison records can stay in the suburbs
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2018
A Connecticut Superior Court judge has ruled a private nursing home providing skilled care to prison parolees and others does not violate a local zoning code.
Also in the News for Friday, March 23
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2018
Treatment costs for antibiotic-resistant infections doubled since 2002, now exceed $2B annually … Stroke survivors improve continence with timed voiding program … Vermont’s nursing home...
Lawmakers target nursing homes’ biggest payer for fraud reduction
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2018
Two Congressional subcommittees focused on oversight are banding together to look at reducing fraud and waste in the Medicaid system.
Falls among oldest Americans increasing, but outcomes improving
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2018
More U.S. patients 90 and older are being hospitalized for fall-related injuries, but a new study shows they may have better outcomes than in the past.
Skilled nursing revenues lower but Five Star sees electronic records as salvation
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2018
Though its nursing home revenues dropped significantly in 2017, Five Star Senior Living leaders sounded convinced Wednesday that efforts to improve electronic record keeping and data tracking will lead...