Kindred wins court battle as voting starts today on sale to Humana, equity partners
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2018
A Delaware court has ruled in Kindred Healthcare’s favor, rejecting a lawsuit by a large shareholder on the eve of a scheduled vote on the company’s three-way sale.
These 3 won’t happen
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John O'Connor
Feb 08, 2018
There’s nothing quite like a new calendar to get media types acting like story forecasters. What might be more helpful is a brief list of things that won’t be taking place.
Aide intending to sue SNF hit with abuse charges
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May 09, 2016
A former aide at a Pennsylvania nursing home charged with abuse last week had begun filing a defamation suit against the facility and its parent company in March, according to her attorney.
Providers voice concerns about bundled payment proposal
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Sep 10, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to bundle payments for hip and knee replacements is “premature,” according to comments from the American Health Care Association...
PharMerica, Kindred settle in Amgen kickback lawsuit
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John Hall
Aug 24, 2015
PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare have agreed in principle to out-of-court settlements in a whistleblower suit that implicated the companies in alleged massive kickback schemes involving a popular...
Assembling a well-coordinated medication management team requires solid communication, collaboration and convergence of clinical professionals
CMS unleashes new tool for improving facility air quality
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Danielle Brown
Feb 04, 2022
Funding is available for long-term care providers looking to make air quality upgrades to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Providers receive two-year reprieve on non-emergency transport coverage
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 25, 2019
A month after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services planned to repeal a requirement that state Medicaid programs cover transportation for non-emergency medical care, the agency still has not acted....
OIG delivers valuable stats in brief that might indicate nursing homes need improvement — or not
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James M. Berklan
May 02, 2019
Federal investigators released a trove of nursing home survey statistics Wednesday, saying “improvements are needed” in the its report title yet not asserting the same in its key findings.