Life Care Centers vindicated in early COVID wrongful death case
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2023
A nursing home that was the site of the first major COVID-19 outbreak in the US is not liable for the deaths of two residents there, a federal jury decided late Friday.
Also in the News for Tuesday, May 23
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2023
Two-thirds of COVID vaccine recipients who got an incentive said it didn’t sway them … New South Dakota legislative committee to study nursing home closures, causes … State legislators allocate...
Bill limiting nurse training lockouts returns to Senate
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 22, 2023
A bill that would allow more nursing homes to train their own nurse aides has been introduced in the Senate, a move sought by providers after House introduction earlier this month.
Also in the News for Monday, May 22
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 22, 2023
Therapy providers can continue to bill for some telehealth services the same way they did during the
public health emergency, CMS explains … Congressman, SEIU head call out ‘systemic racism’...
Feeling safe after toothless hearings? That will change.
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 19, 2023
A flurry of activity in Washington this week put nursing homes in the policy spotlight again, but this time it was largely payers and regulators who bore the brunt of the bashing.
Nursing home oversight ‘a system in crisis,’ Senate committee finds
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 19, 2023
Oversight of the nation’s 15,000-plus nursing homes is “in crisis,” with many facilities more than a year overdue for routine inspections and nine states reporting more than half their surveyor positions...
Tap $400B budget line to reshape direct care opportunities: researchers
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 19, 2023
The Biden administration should use some of the $400 billion it wants to spend shoring up home- and community-based services on support systems for direct care workers, including the certified nurse aides...
Also in the News for Friday, May 19
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 19, 2023
Governor leans on a pandemic workaround — simulation training — in effort to boost nursing pipeline … ‘Organic’ immigration reform efforts necessary to move Congress, expert says … Stress-management...
‘Impossible’ Medicare Advantage denials decried during Senate hearing
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 18, 2023
A Senate subcommittee Wednesday sent letters to the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage insurers, demanding they reveal internal documents that illustrate how they make coverage determinations.
House COVID panel spreads nursing home blame, looks to next pandemic
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 18, 2023
Three years after the height of the pandemic forever transformed nursing homes, a new Congressional panel took a stab Wednesday at finding someone to blame for deadly COVID-19 miscalculations.