Nursing homes cannot use arbitration agreements to combat lawsuits related to residents’ care, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has ruled.
IRS aims to collect from ex-LTC executive
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2012
The Internal Revenue Service is attempting to recoup $8 million from a convicted former Rhode Island nursing home executive, signaling a warning to providers that they can be held liable for misdeeds.
Despite 12 deaths, nursing facilities denied request to be on utilities’ priority list
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 05, 2018
A year after Hurricane Irma killed 12 nursing home residents, senior living facilities have been under pressure to have better emergency preparedness plans during the 2018 hurricane season.
First McKnight’s Hall of Honor winners unveiled
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 14, 2019
The elite class of 19 women in the joint McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living’s program comprise top providers at an executive level in skilled nursing or senior living organizations.
LTC friend: Scout’s honor
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2011
Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, U.S. Congress (R-PA)
Omnicare and McKesson to extend drug distribution deal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2015
Omnicare Inc. and McKesson Corporation have decided to extend their agreement through 2019, which will include the sourcing and distribution of branded, specialty and generic pharmaceuticals.
Generic of Humalog insulin introduced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 20, 2019
Eli Lilly is planning to release a generic version of its Humalog insulin pen that’s half the price of the original, the pharmaceutical company said earlier this month. Insulin Lispro’s list price...
Woman pleads guilty in Medicare genetic testing scheme targeting seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2016
As interest in genetic testing rises, one woman faces 10 years in prison for a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme that lured seniors into unnecessary genetic testing.
Also in the News for Monday, April 22
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 22, 2019
20 Illinois nursing homes have closed since 2014 … FDA approves generic version of opioid overdose nasal spray … Risk management, data protection among HHS information security weaknesses, report finds
Medicaid paying 32% less than Medicare Part D for medications
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2014
Medicaid is paying the lowest average price for 78 high-use and high-expenditure brand-name and generic drugs, a new federal report finds.