Court: Nursing homes do not qualify as charitable, tax exempt
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Haymarket Media
Mar 12, 2007
Two Pennsylvania skilled nursing facilities are no longer entitled to an exemption from the payment of property taxes because they do not qualify as “pure public charities,” according to a...
Wound care firm KCI agrees to be bought for $6.3 billion
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John O'Connor
Aug 02, 2011
One of the world’s largest wound care companies is about to gain a new owner. At press time, Kinetic Concepts Inc. agreed to be acquired by a consortium put together by Apax Partners, a private equity...
Nursing home lawsuit: Management company diverted $1.8 million in COVID relief funds
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Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 24, 2023
Nursing homes can be attractive targets for prosecutors looking for COVID fraud, but aggressive enforcement policies may make it difficult for “good actors” to conduct business, legal observers cautioned...
Reports: Humana-Kindred merger on the table
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 19, 2017
Kindred assets could be divided into separate home care and facility lines.
Lancaster Pollard acquired, will join RED and Boston Financial
Sep 13, 2017
ORIX USA acquired Lancaster Pollard on Tuesday (Sept. 12) the companies announced this week.
Family wins camera case
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James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Health ruled against a provider recently in a closely watched case involving a surveillance camera in a resident room.
SNF to settle Medicaid false claims case for $888,000
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Jun 02, 2017
An Andover, NJ-based skilled nursing provider will pay $888,000 to settle allegations that it billed the Medicaid program for substandard nursing services, federal officials announced Wednesday.
MatrixCare chooses consulting partner
Feb 23, 2016
MatrixCare® and CliftonLarsonAllen LLP have announced a strategic partnership to help long-term care and post acute care providers succeed in bundled payment programs.
Court: Mandatory copayments by Medicaid recipients violate federal law
Aug 26, 2011
A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Arizona ruled that requiring state Medicaid recipients to pay copayments for medical care and prescription drugs violates federal law.
Omnicare swaps for Walgreens’ long-term care division
Sep 07, 2010
Omnicare Inc., the largest long-term care pharmacy provider in the United States, has announced plans to get even bigger. The pharmaceutical giant said Friday it would acquire the long-term care branch...