State AGs call for more authority to investigate Medicaid abuse and neglect
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May 12, 2017
A group of 38 state attorneys general have requested expanded authority from Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., to tackle fraud and abuse within the Medicaid program.
Health and Human Services must recode feeding device, court rules
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 06, 2018
A federal court has ordered Health and Human Services to use a unique billing code for a certain type of feeding device.
Congress to probe LTC insurance practices
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Haymarket Media
May 30, 2007
A House committee has started to investigate long-term care insurance policy sellers as a result of their high number of denials for nursing home claims.
SNFs can ask for three-month quality reporting reprieve
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Aug 06, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities unable to provide data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s new quality reporting program will have a 90-day window to request an exception or extension, officials...
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Aug 08, 2017
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CMS to collect revisit fees this year
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Haymarket Media
Sep 20, 2007
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has established a system to charge healthcare facilities fees for follow-up inspections this year, according to a final rule published Thursday. Nursing homes...
Sunrise appoints committee to look into possible wrongdoing
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Haymarket Media
Dec 13, 2006
The Sunrise Assisted Living Inc. board has appointed a special independent committee to review recent insider sales of Sunrise stock, as well as the company’s historical practices related to stock...
Senators want delay of power wheelchair rules enactment
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Haymarket Media
Oct 05, 2005
Three Republican senators have asked Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mark B. McClellan to delay implementation of new Medicare rules for power wheelchairs.
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Apr 07, 2020
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California denied federal bailout funds, future of long-term care funding remains uncertain
Jun 17, 2009
Obama Administration officials Tuesday denied a request from California lawmakers for federal financial bailout assistance, according to recent reports. The Golden State faces a $24 billion budget deficit...