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...
Ventas completes Senior Care acquisition
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Haymarket Media
Nov 08, 2006
Ventas has completed its acquisition of 64 seniors housing and care facilities valued at $602 million, the healthcare real estate investment trust announced Tuesday.
Battle over Beverly leads to showdown
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 04, 2005
Spurned by the rejection of its $1.5 billion bid for Beverly Enterprises Inc., a powerful group of investors is attempting a hostile take over of the nursing home giant.
Formation Capital LLC Chief Executive...
Nationally known physician in quality movement up for top state health post
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Haymarket Media
Jan 14, 2005
One of the foremost physician authorities in the federal government’s Nursing Home Quality Initiative has been nominated to become the director of Rhode Island’s Health Department. Hearings...
Wound care firm KCI agrees to be bought for $6.3 billion
By
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...
Why the Oklahoma sign law is far from ‘OK’
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 16, 2016
Perhaps it’s a sign of growing older when your response to a new government law is not, “That’s horrible!” but rather, “Who is going to pay for that?!” Such was the...
CA facilities slapped with $3 million in labor violations fines, workers slept on sofa in garage
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 03, 2014
Four assisted living facilities in the San Francisco Bay area are facing a total of $3 million in fines for how they allegedly treated and paid workers, California authorities announced Thursday.
Support for and lessons learned from 3M and HomeFree
By
Jim Gleason
Mar 20, 2014
For those of you that keep up on what’s going on in the industry, you probably know that 3M announced that they were exiting the market around 18 months ago. We’ve stepped in to help customers.
In pursuit of the C-suite
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 15, 2012
Imagine an industry where an entry-level person is encouraged to be hungry and aggressive, to work long hours for little pay, lead (almost by default) an unhealthy lifestyle, and not have to dress all...