HHS awards $36M to support quality care for older adults
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Holly Petrovich
Jul 15, 2015
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded $35.7 million to the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program to support quality care for older adults, Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced Monday.
Medicare pilot programs to begin this year
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Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials are finalizing details for three Medicare pilot programs set to begin this year, agency officials announced.
Senators request GAO report on Medicaid oversight of care in assisted living facilities
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Holly Petrovich
Jul 15, 2015
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting a report on Medicaid oversight and quality of care in assisted living facilities, according to Sen....
Minorities: Facilities treat us worse, and life quality suffers
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Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
Facility differences in nursing homes impact minority residents’ quality of life, research published in the Journal of Aging and Health found.
Law allowing facilities to make medical decisions for incompetent residents is unconstitutional, judge...
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Holly Petrovich
Jun 29, 2015
A California law allowing nursing homes to make medical decisions for mentally incompetent residents was declared unconstitutional Wednesday.
Required Medicaid medical-loss ratio will not hurt insurers
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Holly Petrovich
Jun 02, 2015
A new rule that sets a minimum loss ratio for Medicaid managed care plans will not hurt provider reimbursements, but may still be an inconvenience, experts say.
Terminated providers seek refuge across state lines: OIG
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Holly Petrovich
Aug 06, 2015
About 12% of providers terminated from one state Medicaid program continued participating in other states’ Medicaid programs, according to a report from the Office of Inspector General.
Michigan home healthcare owners convicted in $33M Medicare fraud
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Holly Petrovich
Jul 29, 2015
Two Michigan home healthcare agency owners were convicted of various offenses for their participation in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme, government officials announced.
Quality of care improving for minorities in nursing homes: study
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Holly Petrovich
Jul 09, 2015
The quality of care in nursing homes with higher populations of racial minority residents has improved, according to a study.
3-D technology may hasten denture sizing for residents
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Holly Petrovich
Sep 04, 2015
A new device that uses holography to scan the insides of patients’ mouths decreases the time needed to measure for dentures from days down to mere minutes.