Feds double down on improper payments with new RAC contracts
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Nov 02, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has awarded five new contracts for its recovery audit contractor program, a move one expert suggests reflects its renewed efforts to cutting improper payments...
Also in the News for Thursday, Aug. 31
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Aug 31, 2017
DOJ to fund law enforcement training on fighting elder financial exploitation … Seniors who watch more TV have higher risk of walking disabilities … FDA approves new antibacterial drug for...
Providers exhale but remain cautious after healthcare bill demise
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Mar 27, 2017
Long-term care providers are hoping to go back to the drawing board with lawmakers this week after a GOP House healthcare bill was yanked off the table Friday.
Virgin Islands nursing home fights CMS order to move residents to mainland U.S.
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Apr 28, 2016
The only licensed nursing home in the U.S. Virgin Islands has filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as a last-ditch effort to prevent the agency from shuttering the facility...
Nasal mist flu vaccine ineffective, shouldn’t be used next flu season, CDC says
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Jun 24, 2016
A popular form of flu vaccine has been deemed ineffective by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Body wipes found shoved inside resident; ‘frustrated’ CNA arrested
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Sep 15, 2017
A nursing assistant at an Oklahoma nursing home has been arrested after confessing to stuffing care wipes inside a resident out of frustration, according to local reports.
Provider to pay $2.14 million after patient data made accessible through Google
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Oct 20, 2016
A California-based healthcare provider has agreed to pay $2.14 million to settle allegations that it violated HIPAA when protected health information was made publicly accessible through online search...
Senate Judiciary Chair adds pressure over handling of nursing homes’ social media abuses
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Mar 16, 2016
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) has joined two other senators in calling on the federal government to step up its efforts regarding social media exploitation of nursing home...
Former CMS admins: Lawmakers should drop Medicaid reforms from health bill entirely
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Jul 13, 2017
Two former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrators are urging lawmakers to cut Medicaid provisions from their current Affordable Care Act replacement bill, claiming such a move would allow...
New OIG litigation team will tackle Medicare, Medicaid fraud cases
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Jul 02, 2015
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has created a new team of attorneys focused solely on litigation involving Medicare and Medicaid fraud.