Key House leader eyes Medigap expansion for long-term care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2019
The chair of the House Ways and Means Committee would consider allowing popular Medigap insurance plans to offer long-term care provisions for seniors.
Software upgrade adds more security for controlled substance access
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 24, 2019
CUBEX LLC’s MedBank™ Solutions, a leading provider of first-dose and emergency medication technology, has significantly enhanced the software behind its cloud-based workflow solution to add a two-way...
Missouri politicians seek annual funding boosts for nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2018
The Missouri Senate has advanced a proposal to increase nursing home reimbursements.
Collapse of 75 jumbled entities leads to dissolution of senior care partnership
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 08, 2019
A judge this week dissolved a partnership behind a network of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in several states, criticizing the majority owner’s lack of cooperation and the “complicated...
Illinois nursing homes sue state over ‘disastrous’ low Medicaid rates
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 17, 2018
Five Illinois-based nursing home groups are suing the state’s Department of Healthcare and Family Services, claiming low reimbursement rates are jeopardizing their ability to provide adequate resident...
WaterStep repositions Ebola tool for COVID-19 fight
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2020
WaterStep, a Louisville-based nonprofit, is introducing a portable device that can create a gallon of bleach in an hour using just water, salt and a power source. The BleachMaker provides an endless supply...
Illinois court upholds record $4.1 million award in nursing home stroke case
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2018
An Illinois judge has upheld a jury ruling to award $4.1 million to the family of a nursing home resident who missed her anti-clotting medication, suffered a stroke — and died four years later.
104-day strike nets nursing home employees a 20-cent raise, health insurance concession
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 16, 2018
Workers at Christian Care Home in Ferguson, MO, have approved a new labor contract that calls for across-the-board raises following a 104-day strike.
Bill could gut scheduling
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2014
A Congressional proposal to provide low-wage hourly employees with more stability and workplace protections could hit nursing homes.
Another state accused of improprieties in granting private Medicaid contracts
By
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...