CMS issues additional FAQs on Provider Relief Fund for Medicare providers
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 31, 2020
Providers should not offset their expenses on the Medicare Cost Report based on the relief fund payments they’ve received. That’s according to a newly released document from the Centers for Medicare...
Providers call on state to double emergency beds, increase funding for COVID-19 response
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Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
Connecticut long-term care providers are calling on officials to develop as many as 1,200 additional emergency beds and increase Medicaid funding to prepare for a second wave of coronavirus cases in the...
Expert predicts ‘win’ for nursing homes in ‘big’ new SCOTUS case
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Danielle Brown
May 03, 2022
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday said it will review a ruling that revived an injury lawsuit against a state-owned nursing home.
Deadline for McKnight’s Tech Awards approaching fast: 36 medals at stake
By
Danielle Brown
May 06, 2021
There are less than three weeks remaining to submit your nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program.
‘False and misleading’ marketing of drug to LTC providers to cost pharma company nearly $96M
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Danielle Brown
Sep 29, 2019
A California-based pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay nearly $96 million to resolve False Claims Act violations for its alleged “false and misleading marketing” of a drug to long-term care providers...
Antipsychotic misuse citations down 22%; drugs given 10 times too often: House report
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Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2020
Skilled nursing providers have received far fewer citations for antipsychotic misuse under the Trump administration, according to authors of a report released Monday by Democrats on the House Ways and...
California AG criticizes proposals to ease nursing home operators’ burdens
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 18, 2019
California’s attorney general is pushing back against a proposed federal rule aimed at removing excessive burdens for long-term care providers.
Pandemic bump in antipsychotics use raises questions about long-term care outcomes
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 12, 2022
The findings raise questions about the short- and long-term effects on the quality of care and health outcomes for residents, the authors say.
Most operators expect staffing challenges to ease in 2022, new NIC survey shows
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 11, 2022
Most long-term care operators believe workforce improvements are coming for the sector, according to the latest findings from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
For-profit providers targeted again in study of COVID-19 care
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 12, 2021
Federal policymakers should be cautious about the influence nursing home ownership has on quality of care after a study found for-profit providers have had worse COVID-19 outcomes, researchers say.