Medicaid ‘broken,’ needs focus on fraud, Price tells lawmakers
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Mar 31, 2017
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., criticized the Medicaid program as “broken” and needing a stronger focus on fighting fraud and waste during a House subcomittee...
Positive signs from teenager
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Feb 05, 2017
The weekly American Sign Language classes at Sunny Hill Nursing Home in Joliet, IL, started as an idea from a high school volunteer.
Court’s new Jimmo mandate earns LTC experts’ criticism
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Oct 01, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services dropped the ball when it came to explaining maintenance therapy coverage under the landmark Jimmo case, according to a federal court.
Mandatory bundled pay models likely still on chopping block despite Price departure
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Oct 18, 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services efforts’ to roll back mandatory bundled payment models aren’t likely to lose any steam, despite the fact that Tom Price, M.D., an outspoken opponent...
Congressional leaders campaign for tougher nursing home regulations
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Jul 27, 2016
More than 30 members of Congress aren’t satisfied with proposed regulations for nursing homes and called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for harsher final rules.
CMS overpayment rule may bring more whistleblower, false claims cases
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Aug 30, 2016
A rule released earlier this year by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services targeting overpayments may lead to an increase in cases involving the regulation, according to law experts.
Providers could face Five-Star sanctions for late PBJ data
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Aug 26, 2016
Nursing homes that fail to submit electronic staffing data by the first required deadline may face sanctions and could see their Five-Star rating suffer as a result, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Bingo! School girl, 9, raises big bucks for provider with game night
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Sep 27, 2017
An elementary school student from Georgia recently held a game night at her church with a simple goal: To raise $300 for local nursing home residents. In the end, her efforts brought in more than four...
Feds release guide for providers on negotiating EHR contracts
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Sep 27, 2016
Healthcare providers in the market for an electronic health record system can prepare and plan for their purchase with a new guide released Monday by federal health officials.
New OT regs could spike FLSA lawsuits
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Nov 05, 2016
Nursing facilities are among the businesses often hit by Fair Labor Standards Act prosecutions, and the number of those actions likely will spike when the Department of Labor’s final overtime pay...