Sheehan warns doctors about new Medicaid overpayment policies
Oct 21, 2010
Healthcare reform law provisions pertaining to reporting and returning overpayments present a critical Medicaid challenge facing physicians next year, New York State Medicaid Inspector General Jim Sheehan...
Nursing-home study: Inspection system ‘broken and can’t be fixed’
Aug 13, 2008
A leading nursing-home association is calling for an independent panel to come up with new methods for overseeing nursing facilities. The association’s task force issued 31 recommendations Tuesday,...
Report: Medication mismanagement leading to nursing home stays
Mar 11, 2008
Up to half of all seniors will mismanage at least one of their medications, which can account for “about 23 percent of nursing home admissions,” according to a new analysis in the Baltimore...
Eager-to-sell owner is making community ‘unlivable,’ residents claim
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Jun 23, 2015
Residents of a Brooklyn assisted living facility are accusing the owner of not turning on the air conditioning in an effort to make them move out.
Providers support House push to expand veterans’ healthcare options
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Aug 12, 2014
Providers recently applauded a large bipartisan effort to expand veteran’s healthcare options for long-term and post-acute care.
CMS ramps up Medicare fraud, abuse prevention
Oct 07, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday announced new efforts to help reduce fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare system.
Risk management feature — Playing it safe
By
Liza Berger
May 09, 2007
Rampant litigation has forced nursing homes to step up risk management efforts. Education is one of their latest tactics.
Fed chair: Nation needs to fix Medicare, Social Security
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Haymarket Media
Oct 06, 2006
The topic of Medicare reform is a hot one in healthcare circles. Now Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke is talking about it.
VA discloses theft of millions of veterans’ records
By
Haymarket Media
May 24, 2006
The Department of Veterans Affairs is encouraging veterans to monitor their financial and personal information, following a recent theft of millions of electronic records.