Providers pushing for more telehealth flexibility after CMS opens up virtual visits to Medicare Advantage...
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 09, 2019
Providers will be able to offer more telemedicine services to seniors in private Medicare plans, thanks to changes announced Friday. But nursing home advocates are pushing for more, hoping the technology...
Researchers share 6 tips to improve nursing home care for blacks and Latinos
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 09, 2019
A recently published analysis takes a closer look at nursing home care for elderly blacks and Latinos and offers up several possible solutions to bolster care for those underserved populations, which are...
Nursing home administrator praises staff, community after forced evacuation due to historic flooding
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 09, 2019
The chief of one Nebraska nursing home is applauding the actions of his staff and community after the facility was forced to evacuate last month in the face of historic flooding. Things first got serious...
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 9
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 09, 2019
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation exploring bundled payment for post-acute care … North Carolina providers, desperate consumers press for increase to daily needs allowance … With 35 nursing...
‘Parasite’ Esformes convicted in $1.3B nursing home fraud, could face remaining years in prison
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2019
Florida long-term care business mogul Philip Esformes faces the possibility of decades in prison after being convicted Friday in the largest healthcare fraud scheme ever charged by the U.S. Justice Department.
Providers say not so fast, as state contends foot-dragging over return of $60M in duplicate payments
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2019
Nursing home industry advocates in Rhode Island are bristling at a report that state Medicaid contractors are having to hunt down providers to take back $60 million in payments.
Also in the News for Monday, April 8
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2019
8 Wisconsin nursing homes operated by Dycora placed into receivership … Federal officials urging Alaska to become the first state to fund Medicaid through block grants … Governor signs bill aimed at...
Esformes found guilty of 20 charges, including money laundering, paying kickbacks
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 05, 2019
In a case that’s grabbed the attention of industry watchers across the country, Philip Esformes was found guilty this morning of perpetrating an elaborate fraud scheme through his former empire of nursing...
A Day in the Life: LTC residents immortalized
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
A handful of residents at one Illinois long-term care facility have found new careers as art models.
Democrats introduce bills to end arbitration agreements
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate have unveiled legislation aimed at quashing the practice of compelling arbitration against a consumer’s wishes.