ACA replacement plan unlikely to come this year, Senator says
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Jun 05, 2017
Providers aren’t likely to see the Senate formulate a healthcare plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this year, according to one Republican lawmaker.
SNF operator, exec, to pay $2.5 million in false therapy claims case
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Oct 17, 2016
A Massachusetts-based skilled nursing operator and its director of long-term care have agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted inflated Medicare claims for therapy...
Retaliation allegations, false claims dismissed in Agape case
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Aug 11, 2017
A district court has dismissed retaliation allegations and false claims in a whistleblower lawsuit against a long-term care provider, giving the company a win in a case that has drawn attention for its...
Adventist to pay $118 million to settle false claims suit
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Sep 23, 2015
Adventist Health System has agreed to pay $118.7 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges the Florida-based company paid kickbacks to doctors in exchange for referrals.
Nursing home providers hit with disability, racial discrimination lawsuits from EEOC
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Oct 03, 2017
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on Friday against a Maryland skilled nursing facility, arguing that it failed to promote an employee based on her race and age.
The key to keeping employees around? Kindness
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Jun 27, 2017
We talk a lot about employee retention in this industry — and I mean a LOT. With the current employment climate of the sector, it would be unwise not to. Here’s a key to it.
388,000 residents die each year of HAIs with infection control practices lacking, experts warn
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Jun 15, 2017
Long-term care providers are falling behind when it comes to training for infection control personnel, leaving gaps that may be to blame for at least some of the 388,000 annual resident deaths linked to...
False Claims Act lawsuit against SavaSeniorCare, Medline unsealed
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May 05, 2017
A 2015 lawsuit claiming SavaSeniorCare violated the False Claims Act by accepting kickbacks from Medline and creating a “revenge” scheme against a competitor was unsealed in court last week.
Supreme Court upholds controversial False Claims liability theory
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Jun 17, 2016
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial legal theory that could increase False Claims Act scrutiny against healthcare providers.
Jury awards family $5.5 million in ‘record-setting’ wrongful death suit
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May 18, 2016
The family of a 77-year-old resident who died while living at a Colorado nursing home received $5.5 million in damages on Friday, in what was believed to be a record-setting verdict.