GAO: 14% of nursing home residents on Medicaid have more than $100,000 in assets
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 24, 2014
Most nursing home residents on Medicaid have financial resources that were not counted toward their eligibility for the government insurance program, but few have substantial assets tucked away, according...
Don’t demonize nursing homes if you want to improve long-term services and supports, officials...
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 20, 2014
States with the best long-term care systems tend to favor home- and community-based options but do not view nursing homes as the enemy, officials said at the unveiling of new rankings Thursday. Minnesota...
Federal government needs to boost Medicaid managed care oversight, GAO says
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 20, 2014
The government’s oversight of Medicaid managed care organizations is not strong, even though these entities cover about 50 million people and are growing rapidly, according to a recently released...
As CEO steps down, Assisted Living Federation of America embarks on sweeping changes
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 19, 2014
The Assisted Living Federation of America is implementing substantial changes, including a new name, board chairwoman Brenda J. Bacon announced in a letter Tuesday.
Skilled nursing providers and inpatient rehab facilities offer clashing views on Medicare payments as...
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 19, 2014
Proposed Medicare payment changes have put the nation’s largest long-term care association at odds with inpatient rehabilitation providers, and the two sides sought to sway legislators in advance...
Hospitalist company with long-term care presence faces federal charges of upcoding
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 18, 2014
A hospitalist company that works with thousands of post-acute care facilities is officially facing federal charges that its clinicians routinely overbilled Medicare and Medicaid, authorities announced...
All ACOs should be allowed to waive 3-midnight requirement for Medicare skilled nursing coverage, MedPAC...
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 18, 2014
Accountable care organizations should be able to place patients in skilled nursing facilities more quickly and communicate which SNFs are preferred providers, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission stated...
Details on special lights to improve dementia care: A fish tale
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 17, 2014
In the last week, quite a few McKnight’s readers have asked me for more details about special lights that improve dementia symptoms, prompting me to dig deeper into this story. I’ve learned...
Recent record-breaking HIPAA fines will be ‘low’ compared to what’s coming, government...
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 17, 2014
Healthcare providers should brace for even more aggressive enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and they should expect fines to increase substantially, according to a...
Charges that Omnicare forgave nursing providers’ debts as a form of kickbacks can proceed, judge...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 17, 2014
A whistleblower can pursue charges that long-term care pharmacy Omnicare ignored skilled nursing companies’ overdue bills in exchange for certain kinds of business, a federal district court recently...