Resident gets 25 year sentence in long-term care rape conviction
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Oct 11, 2016
A former resident of an Ohio skilled nursing facility pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison last week for raping a fellow resident.
Budget deal preserves $4 billion in funding for CMS, boosts HHS funds by $2.8 billion
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May 02, 2017
Funding for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would remain steady for the remainder of fiscal 2017 under federal spending legislation released early Monday.
Provider sues state officials for ‘regulatory assault’ against its facilities
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Mar 22, 2017
A Maryland skilled nursing operator has filed a complaint against state health officials, claiming they “abused and misused the State survey process” to target its facilities in an effort to...
HHS: Medical appeals backlog could be ‘eliminated completely’ by end of FY 2019
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Nov 09, 2016
The overwhelming backlog of Medicare claims appeals may be a thing of the past as early as fiscal year 2019, according to a court brief filed by the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday.
Republican lawmakers accuse CMS of focusing on recovering, not preventing, improper payments
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Sep 13, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relies too much on investigating improper Medicare payments after they’re made instead of preventing them to begin with, Republican lawmakers said Monday.
CMS wants 12% decrease in hospital readmissions by 2019
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May 26, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking to cut the number of 30-day hospital readmissions by 12% over the next three years under a hospital improvement plan announced Wednesday.
SNF reaches $50k settlement in disability discrimination suit
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Jan 29, 2016
A South Carolina skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle claims that it fired a licensed practical nurse due to a disability that complicated her pregnancy.
AG seeks to revive lawsuit against Golden LivingCenters in state Supreme Court
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Sep 01, 2017
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has launched an attempt at reinstating a lawsuit against 25 Golden LivingCenters locations, arguing that leaving it dormant would have “unintended consequences”...
Lawmakers warn that HHS restricting their communications with Congress could hamper fraud, abuse investigations
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May 11, 2017
Republican lawmakers are expressing concerns that a recent memo issued to Department of Health and Human Services employees may hinder communication between HHS staffers and Congress.
Jury rejects SNF surveyor’s claims of retaliation, harassment by health department
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Mar 21, 2016
A California nursing home evaluator who claimed she was forced to close investigations by her managers in the state’s health department has had her case thrown out.