AHA: Proposal to ease Medicare appeals backlog a move in the ‘wrong direction’
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Aug 31, 2016
A recent federal proposal aimed at eliminating the backlog of Medicare appeals by 2021 would do little more than “scratch the surface of the problem,” according to the American Hospital Association.
Nursing home workers found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning
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Haymarket Media
Jan 20, 2004
Investigators are exploring a San Diego nursing home where two employees were found dead last week. Medical examiners determined the cause of the deaths to be carbon monoxide poisoning.
Federal authorities are investigating Emeritus’ Medicaid billings, ProPublica reports
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 28, 2014
Federal investigators have been looking into Medicaid billing practices at senior living giant Emeritus Corp. for more than a year. Investigative journalism outlet ProPublica first reported the story Thursday,...
Many LTC nurses wonder if they belong, new study finds
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
Long-term care nurses often feel isolated from the rest of the healthcare workforce, asking themselves, “Am I actually a nurse?”
FDA approves 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine from Germany for U.S.
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Haymarket Media
Dec 09, 2004
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine manufactured in Germany for use in the United States....
Former secretary Thompson considers presidential bid
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Haymarket Media
Nov 17, 2006
Tommy Thompson for president? It’s a possibility, says the former secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bush.
Medicare chief McClellan among candidates for top U.S. healthcare post
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Haymarket Media
Dec 08, 2004
Mark McClellan, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid for less than a year, is being called a top candidate to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, who announced...
Study: Hispanic women wait longer to put relatives in nursing home
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Haymarket Media
Jul 13, 2004
Hispanic women who care for older relatives with dementia wait longer than white caregivers to place their relatives in nursing homes, especially when they are less acclimated to U.S. society, according...
Former CMS head to pay $10,000 for misuse of funds
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Haymarket Media
Jul 14, 2006
The former head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will pay almost $10,000 to settle allegations of inappropriate use of funds.