NC Medicaid expansion would remove certificate-of-need rules … NY officials still holding off on staffing mandate fines … Medicare Advantage yielded strongest margins for insurers, study finds …...
Also in the News for Friday, Feb. 10
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 10, 2023
Wisconsin averaging one nursing home closure per month … Two convicted of fraud over lifting equipment never delivered to nursing homes … Legal saga continues in case of management firm seizing resident...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Aug. 17
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 17, 2022
Deadline to close public San Francisco nursing home extended 2 months … Two Gold Quality winners repeat in AHCA’s 2022 Excellence in Quality awards … U.S. approves over-the-counter hearing aids...
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 25
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2023
Budget proposal offers big money for nursing homes, elder care in Ohio … Louisiana legislators consider weakening brand new nursing home disaster plan rule … Small and rural providers continue to lag...
MDS submissions paused starting Thursday for transition to iQies system … Only half of nursing home complaints being investigated in Delaware … Long-term care hospitals face proposed CMS pay cut …...
Also in the News for Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2024
House committee advances bill blocking nursing home staffing mandate … Justice Department offers training to encourage local law enforcement to investigate abuse in LTC … New civil suits in case of...
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 25
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 25, 2023
CMS materials from MDS training sessions now available online … CDC: New COVID lineage could infect those previously vaccinated … New enforcement wave linked to $836M in COVID relief fraud, including...
Also in the News for Friday, June 2
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2023
Medicare plans to cover approved Alzheimer’s drugs: CMS … Rhode Island dismisses enforcement as stricter nursing home staffing rules kick in … Two nursing homes under same ownership face loss of...
Also in the News for Monday, Feb. 6
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 06, 2023
GAO: CMS transparency efforts don’t allow enough insight into nursing home ownership … 14 major consumer organizations press CMS for nursing home staffing mandate … Athena president outlines staffing...