Nursing homes may be targeted for turning away patients being treated for opioid addiction
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 18, 2018
Federal investigators could begin cracking down on nursing facilities that refuse admission to patients being treated for opioid addiction, experts are warning.
Another state accused of improprieties in granting private Medicaid contracts
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 17, 2018
A Pennsylvania Court has ruled the state’s Department of Human Services violated procurement rules when an official met with top executives of a company bidding for a share of its Medicaid service...
Penalty money funds person-centered care initiative for Georgia nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2018
A $1.6 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Georgia State Survey Agency will help nursing homes across the state better understand their residents’ needs and deliver...
LGBT Americans worry about getting into, living in long-term care
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 09, 2018
More than 1 million Americans already over 65 identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans, but many in the generation behind them worry that now widely-accepted label may still make it difficult to find...
Lawmakers target SNFs’ big payer for fraud, waste cuts
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
A pair of Congressional subcommittees focused on oversight have banded together to examine ways to reduce Medicaid fraud and waste.
Provider’s payout in whistleblower billing fraud case approaches $60 million
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 30, 2018
A New York provider serving elderly and disabled Medicaid beneficiaries has reached a $10.3 million settlement in a state and federal case over long-term care payments.
Seniors rocking kindness
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 28, 2018
About 20 seniors at Chestnut Knoll Residential Care and Memory Care are planning to rock some strangers’ lives, one lilac or Kelly green stone at a time.
Louisiana lawmakers want to shift money from nursing homes to home health
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 27, 2018
A group of Louisiana legislators wants to change the way the state provides care for its elderly and disabled residents by shifting funding and other support away from nursing homes and toward in-home...
Lawmakers target nursing homes’ biggest payer for fraud reduction
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2018
Two Congressional subcommittees focused on oversight are banding together to look at reducing fraud and waste in the Medicaid system.
MACPAC pushes Congress to streamline state shifts to managed care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 16, 2018
In a report issued Thursday, MACPAC urged Congress to make transitioning to managed care easier for states — one method the commission suggested could improve efficiency within the Medicaid system.