Medicare payment board would slash government payments to SNF providers, paper says
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 24, 2012
The Affordable Care Act’s controversial Medicare payment board would be an “agent for reimbursement cuts to Medicare,” according to a policy paper released Wednesday.
EEOC: Work rule doesn’t have a prayer
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2011
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Florida nursing and rehabilitation facility for firing a certified nursing assistant who did not want to work on her religion’s Sabbath...
Ask the legal expert: avoidable pitfalls in the Family and Medical Leave Act
By
John Durso
Jul 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Nursing home owners ask for jury trial
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 02, 2007
The owners of a New Orleans nursing home where 35 residents died after Hurricane Katrina have requested a jury trial. Salvador and Mabel Mangano said they would prefer that the case be heard by jurors...
Federal judge to troubled operator: Exhaust other options before you make a federal case
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 11, 2013
A facility with a history of safety deficiencies must exhaust its administrative options before seeking relief in the courtroom, a district court judge ruled. Moreover, the requested temporary injunction...
Ask the Legal Expert about … the right-to-die movement
By
John Durso
May 06, 2017
What should we know and/or do about the right-to-die movement, which seems to be growing?
Privately run Medicare Advantage plans are plagued with widespread overcharging and billing errors, according to recently released government audits.
Feds seeking input on ways to relax HIPAA rules, ease communication with nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 14, 2018
The federal government wants to know whether patient-privacy rules are keeping nursing homes and other providers from better coordination with each other.
Ask the Payment Expert about … expedited review
By
Patricia Boyer
Sep 04, 2015
The expedited review process was developed so a resident could quickly appeal the process if he or she disagreed when a facility decided that a resident is no longer covered under skilled services.
Extra audits clog and freeze Medicare appeals process
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2014
Providers who want to have an administrative law judge consider a Medicare claim appeal can save their breath and memos for now.