Jury rejects SNF surveyor’s claims of retaliation, harassment by health department
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Mar 21, 2016
A California nursing home evaluator who claimed she was forced to close investigations by her managers in the state’s health department has had her case thrown out.
CMS pilot to combine hospice, curative payments too limited, critics say
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Mar 17, 2016
A pilot program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that allows seniors to receive hospice care while continuing curative treatment doesn’t allow enough patients to enroll, according...
Trial begins for CA nursing home investigator suing health department for alleged retaliation
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Mar 16, 2016
A unique trial involving a California nursing home evaluator suing the state health department has finally begun in San Diego County Court. The surveyor claims she was forced to close nursing home investigations...
Long-term care’s fear factor
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Mar 15, 2016
If you’ve been keeping up with McKnight’s Daily Editor’s’ Notes, you’ll know former LeadingAge CEO and President Larry Minnix’s potential presidential platform includes...
Provider groups slam tax cuts in Medicaid bill
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Mar 15, 2016
Legislation that aims to reduce the federal deficit by cutting Medicaid provider taxes has the nation’s largest provider groups crying foul.
6 new quality measures coming to Nursing Home Compare, Five-Star rating system
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Mar 04, 2016
New quality measures for skilled nursing facilities will be introduced in the coming months, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said during an Open Door Forum call for providers Thursday.
CMS ramping up site visits, data monitoring to combat Medicare fraud
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Feb 24, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is beefing up its efforts against Medicare fraud with increased provider site visits, the agency announced Monday.
In it for the long term
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Feb 23, 2016
There was one positive highlight the day I started working as a cashier at a Culver’s restaurant long ago: meeting Betty. She had to at least be in her 80s. She was tiny and spunky, greeting us all...
Nursing home capacity down across country, CDC report finds
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Feb 23, 2016
While nursing homes remain the top long-term care providers in most regions of the United States, residential care communities are steadily gaining ground, according to a new report from the Centers for...
Medicare costs rise as hospice stays lengthen, WSJ report finds
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Feb 22, 2016
Increasingly long hospice stays have nearly doubled the amount Medicare is spending on patients in recent years, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.