‘Implied’ False Claims issue gets Supreme Court hearing date
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Mar 08, 2016
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 19 in a controversial case to determine what exactly makes a “false” claim under the False Claims Act.
Down and dirty
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John Hall
Mar 04, 2016
Cash- and staff-strapped facilities struggle to keep up with regulations and stay ahead of regulators when it comes to laundry and housekeeping operations
Federal initiative expands IT funding for long-term care
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Mar 04, 2016
Long-term care providers can receive additional technology funding under a new initiative announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday.
Sequestration set fraud recoveries back by $1 billion, HHS says
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Mar 01, 2016
Federal anti-healthcare fraud programs recovered less money in 2015 because of budget sequestration, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Ex-judge asks to rescind guilty plea in nursing home bribery case
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Feb 16, 2016
A former judge is asking to withdraw his guilty plea on charges he took a bribe in exchange for reducing a $5.2 million judgment against a nursing home.
White House budget includes $4 billion pilot to ‘streamline’ LTC
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Feb 10, 2016
A pilot program to improve long-term care access and quality is among the healthcare proposals in President Barack Obama’s $4.1 trillion budget plan for 2017.
Ask the Legal Expert about… defamation
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John Durso
Feb 04, 2016
A former resident’s family member is bad-mouthing us on social media and in the press. While it is likely driven by grief, most of the information is false. What can we do? What should we not do?
Providers wary of pay, care coordination aspects of chronic care proposal
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Feb 02, 2016
A set of proposed policies for chronic care may have “unintended consequences” on payment systems and create barriers to care coordination, say provider groups.
Groups urge Supreme Court to reject FCA provider liability theory
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Feb 01, 2016
Professional associations are pushing for the Supreme Court to reject a “one-size-fits-all” liability theory under the False Claims Act when the court reviews the issue this year.
State nursing homes receive money to raise wages
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Feb 01, 2016
The Massachusetts nursing home industry has pledged to raise worker wages as part of receiving an extra $30 million in state funding — but union officials want assurance the funds will hit front-line...