GOJO Industries said it has responded to a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s that the company needs to stop making claims that its Purell hand sanitizers help eliminate viruses such...
Partnership to advance staff development, quality improvement
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 08, 2019
Medline and HealthStream have announced a strategic alliance that will offer a range of workforce development and quality improvement programs to help long-term care providers meet changing regulatory...
MACPAC pushes Congress to streamline state shifts to managed care
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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.
OMB: Obama-era regulations save the U.S. big money
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2018
The White House quietly reported last week that the kinds of regulations President Donald Trump has targeted for elimination actually saved the government 12 times as much as they cost.
Medicare pays for opioids over alternatives, lawmakers say
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 16, 2018
Lawmakers took a long-standing industry complaint to the Department of Health and Human Services this week, telling Secretary Alex Azar that Medicare and Medicaid favor opioid prescription over non-addictive...
Nursing homes inflating self-assessments to improve Five-Star ratings, study claims
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 14, 2017
Investigators from the University of Connecticut report that at least 6% of nursing homes inflate their self-reported measures — “most often the larger and for-profit facilities that stand to gain...
Providers receive two-year reprieve on non-emergency transport coverage
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 25, 2019
A month after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services planned to repeal a requirement that state Medicaid programs cover transportation for non-emergency medical care, the agency still has not acted....
Provider’s payout in whistleblower billing fraud case approaches $60 million
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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.
Watchdog puts Medicaid on the spot to improve transparency
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Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2019
Medicaid demonstration projects that could affect skilled nursing operators often lack transparency, government investigators charge.
Medicare Advantage slowing COVID discharges to SNFs: report
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2021
A new report finds Medicare Advantage restrictions are also creating log jams in hospitals desperate to discharge patients to post-acute care and free up needed beds.