Final Trump budget adds more Medicaid cuts, draws criticism for potential SNF impact
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May 24, 2017
President Trump’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 was published on Tuesday, and it shows higher cuts to Medicaid funding than previously anticipated.
Court: Private parties can’t sue SNFs to release documents
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Jul 22, 2016
Nursing homes can’t be sued by private parties looking to access the facilities’ documents, a state high court has ruled.
Bill to expedite Medicare appeals expected to cost $1.7 billion
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Feb 19, 2016
A bill that aims to ease the overwhelming backlog of Medicare appeals would cost the federal government more than a billion dollars, according to a cost estimate released Tuesday.
Nursing homes accused of ‘dumping’ less lucrative residents
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May 09, 2016
Complaints of nursing homes discharging residents who require higher levels of care in favor of less labor-intensive, more lucrative patients are on the rise, according to a new report published Friday...
Final revisions to fraud rules expected by spring
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Nov 30, 2015
Revisions to three healthcare fraud and abuse rules, including one that would increase the Office of Inspector General’s ability to impose civil monetary penalties, are expected to be finalized by...
Companies can’t stop employees from joining together in legal actions, court rules
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May 31, 2016
Companies can’t require their employees to sign an arbitration clause that prevents them from banding together in legal actions, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Nursing home for inmates gets first-of-its-kind federal funding approval
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Apr 27, 2017
A Connecticut nursing home for paroled inmates has received funding approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which observers say is a positive sign for other states mulling similar arrangements...
SNF to pay $345,000 to settle class-action lawsuit over drug prescribing practices
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Jun 15, 2017
A California skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $345,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming the highly-rated provider prescribed residents psychotropic drugs without consent from them or...
Lawmakers seek to ‘modernize’ Medicaid
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Sep 22, 2015
After taking aim at “loopholes” and vulnerabilities in Medicaid, lawmakers have turned their attention to legislation designed to improve the program for beneficiaries.
CMS drops appeal in arbitration lawsuit, proposes revisions to agreement requirements
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Jun 06, 2017
In what is being seen as a victory for long-term care providers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has abandoned its appeal of a court ruling blocking its prohibition of pre-dispute nursing...