State lawmakers opt to repeal nursing home voting bill
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Aug 14, 2017
Texas lawmakers voted last week to repeal a previously-passed piece of legislation designed to improve voting procedures for nursing home residents.
Providers’ lawsuit over delayed Medicaid rates can continue, court rules
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Aug 10, 2017
A group of 10 Illinois skilled nursing providers may press forward with claims that the state failed to adjust their Medicaid reimbursement rates following a change of ownership, an appeals court ruled...
Common drugs hike death risks by 31%
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Aug 09, 2017
A class of medications commonly prescribed to seniors for conditions such as urinary incontinence might increase the risk of mortality among nursing home residents with depression, a recently published...
Medicaid pay threat dodged
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Aug 09, 2017
Providers averted potentially billions of dollars in Medicaid funding losses in July after a Senate GOP healthcare reform bill was pulled from consideration.
State enacts law requiring SNF workers to immediately contact police about abuse suspicions
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Aug 09, 2017
Employees of New Jersey nursing homes and senior living facilities who fear a resident has been abused will be required to report their suspicions to law enforcement, under a rule signed into law Monday...
Discharge proposal could improve patients’ moves to SNFs, new study says
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Aug 09, 2017
Many hospital patients don’t receive quality information on skilled nursing facilities prior to their discharge, often times choosing a facility solely based on location, a new study shows.
Senators, consumer groups make final push to ditch nursing home arbitration clauses
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Aug 08, 2017
Long-term care consumer advocates and lawmakers heightened complaints Monday about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ plan to allow binding arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts,...
Power of attorney sufficient to send SNF negligence case to arbitration, court rules
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Aug 08, 2017
The power of attorney held by a nursing home resident’s representative is enough to send a complaint into arbitration, even without specific authority to enter into an arbitration agreement, a Kentucky...
Financial and care consequences of CMS’ outpatient joint replacement proposal feared
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Aug 08, 2017
A recent proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow coverage for outpatient joint replacements could lead to financial losses and questionable care outcomes, hospital officials...
PharMerica expects growth after KKR buys it for $1.4 billion
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Aug 03, 2017
Long-term care pharmacy PharMerica Corporation will be acquired by global investment firm KKR in a $1.4 billion deal that includes Walgreens as a minority investor, the companies announced Wednesday.