Lawmakers OK Medicaid limits for LTC, lottery winners
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Feb 09, 2017
House lawmakers on Tuesday gave the greenlight to two pieces of legislation that call for minor changes to the Medicaid program — but may signal the start of ramped up efforts to overhaul the program.
Trump administration expected to keep cracking down on nursing home fraud
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Jan 30, 2017
Fraud within the skilled nursing sector is expected to remain a focus of the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump, according to experts.
HAIs less likely to spread in rural hospitals, report finds
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Oct 24, 2016
Patients at rural hospitals are less likely to develop a healthcare-associated infection than those admitted to urban hospitals, according to a new federal report. It also found rural hospitals were making...
Harvey declared public health emergency: HHS waives documentation requirements for healthcare facilities
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Aug 29, 2017
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., declared a public health emergency in Texas on Saturday in response to Hurricane Harvey and the resulting floods.
Medicaid needs reform, not more funding, HHS’ Price tells Senators
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Jun 09, 2017
Lawmakers should give more consideration to whether federal healthcare programs are effective than how much they cost, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., told lawmakers...
FDA to beef up warnings on opioid painkillers
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Mar 24, 2016
Labels for certain opioid pain medications will soon be required to carry a warning about the drugs’ risks of misuse and death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.
Omnicare to pay $8 million to settle false claims allegations
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May 18, 2017
Long-term care pharmacy giant Omnicare agreed on Tuesday to pay $8 million to clear up allegations that it used an automated system to submit false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
Medicare fraud case against SavaSeniorCare rolls on
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Oct 03, 2016
A lawsuit that accuses one of the nation’s largest nursing facility operators of overbilling Medicare for unnecessary therapy services will proceed, a federal court has ruled, despite the company’s...
Post-acute providers among 301 nabbed in record Medicare fraud sweep
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Jun 23, 2016
The largest-ever healthcare fraud takedown has resulted in charges against hundreds of people involved in schemes totaling $900 million, government officials announced Wednesday.
llinois providers file lawsuits to stop competitor’s expansion
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Jun 22, 2016
Three Illinois nursing homes have taken legal action in an attempt slow the expansion of a transitional care-focused competitor in Chicago’s western suburbs.