Federal court finds 17 Indiana nursing home violations were not issued maliciously
Feb 26, 2009
A federal appeals court has ruled against an Indiana nursing home, which successfully contested 16 of 17 Medicaid-participation and state licensing violations. The court did not find that state health...
Health insurer proposes plan for dual eligibles
Oct 18, 2010
Enrolling those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in managed-care plans could save the United States up to $1.62 trillion over the next 25 years, according to health insurance giant UnitedHealth...
McCain, Obama advisers discuss long-term care at symposium
Sep 12, 2008
Surrogates for presidential hopefuls John McCain (R) and Barack Obama (D) spelled out their respective nominees’ views on the future of long-term care in the United States at the third annual Long-Term...
California governor threatens to veto budget, continuing impasse
Sep 18, 2008
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) said he plans to nix a $145 billion budget proposal on Friday. If passed, the proposal would end the longest budget impasse in the state’s history and restore...
Kindred pharmacy affiliate to pay $1.3 million in drug over-billing lawsuit
Jun 18, 2009
Kindred Healthcare Inc.’s affiliate PharMerica Corp. will pay $1.3 million in a settlement with the federal government and the state of Tennessee. It allegedly over-charged the state’s Medicaid...
Court: Mandatory copayments by Medicaid recipients violate federal law
Aug 26, 2011
A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Arizona ruled that requiring state Medicaid recipients to pay copayments for medical care and prescription drugs violates federal law.
Long-term care reform hearing focuses on dual eligibles, home-based services
Mar 05, 2009
Public and private sector officials convened Wednesday to discuss the important role long-term care reform could play in a grander, overall healthcare reform scheme.
Affordable Care Act provides help for nursing homes, brief says
Jan 31, 2012
The Affordable Care Act benefits nursing homes and other residential care facilities, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in the Supreme Court by six aging groups.
White House, Baucus, support ‘blended’ Medicaid payments
Jul 08, 2011
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) said Wednesday that a proposal to implement “blended” payment rates for Medicaid is “on the table” in negotiations over raising...
Report: New CMS office could better serve dual eligibles
Aug 04, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should create an office for dual eligibles, those seniors dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, a new report suggests. It would reduce the “silo-effect”...