Chicago’s massive suit over OxyContin alleges painkiller drug companies have misled prescribers and patients, leaving many woefully addicted and the city with enormous costs for treating them.
Assisted living aide will spend year in prison after resident theft
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John Hall
Apr 29, 2015
An assisted living aide said the looming threat of becoming homeless was what prompted her to steal a resident’s wallet and checkbook before eventually being arrested for forging $10,000 in checks.
Assisted living assault now ruled homicide
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John Hall
Apr 22, 2015
Police said Monday that the death of a 93-year-old woman in a Winston-Salem, NC, assisted living facility is now being investigated as a homicide.
Ventas to spin off SNF portfolio after hospital chain purchase
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John Hall
Apr 07, 2015
Just a month after spending $2.9 billion to acquire medical office buildings and senior housing assets, Ventas announced Monday it will spin off its skilled nursing facility portfolio following the new...
How to do it… Resident security.
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John Hall
Apr 06, 2015
All of the bells and whistles in the world won’t protect your staff and residents unless you spend the proper time and resources beforehand preparing for a new security system. Transitions from old...
False Claims Act suit could affect CMS overpayment rule
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John Hall
Mar 30, 2015
A complex argument over how to identify Medicaid overpayments could be why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services postponed its pending rule on waiting periods for overpayment resolution, a Washington,...
RAC beats CMS on payment lawsuit appeal
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John Hall
Mar 16, 2015
A federal appeals court last week ruled that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services violated federal contracting regulations when it stretched out payment terms for recovery audit contractors.
Owner of two nursing agencies charged with $5 million Medicare fraud
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John Hall
Mar 12, 2015
The owner of two Illinois nursing agencies was arrested Tuesday on charges he allegedly defrauded Medicare out of more than $5 million for unnecessary home care services over a 44-month period. The arrest...
Judge rules that contract fee for ‘free’ nursing home bed rights is valid
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John Hall
Mar 09, 2015
A federal judge has ruled that the transfer of dozens of nursing home beds among nursing home operators must go through as originally planned, despite the would-be buyer’s claim the contract was...
NAACP: Medicaid expansion would negate lost subsidies in NC
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John Hall
Mar 04, 2015
The NAACP is pushing hard for lawmakers to approve Medicaid expansion efforts in North Carolina to give half a million state residents an alternative should they lose private insurance subsidized by the...