It’s easy to take big, national health reports like the 2016 America’s Health Ranking Senior Report, skim the results for your state and leave it at that.
Companies can’t stop employees from joining together in legal actions, court rules
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May 31, 2016
Companies can’t require their employees to sign an arbitration clause that prevents them from banding together in legal actions, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.
CMS wants 12% decrease in hospital readmissions by 2019
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May 26, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking to cut the number of 30-day hospital readmissions by 12% over the next three years under a hospital improvement plan announced Wednesday.
Court: SNF won’t have to bargain after threat-filled union election
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May 25, 2016
A skilled nursing facility won the right to refuse bargaining with its union after a court ruled employees made credible threats of violence during the 2013 union election.
CMS nursing home ‘action plan’ targets enforcement, consumer awareness
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May 24, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services FY 2016 to 2017 Nursing Home Action Plan laid out five strategies that will “guide” the CMS’ Division of Nursing Homes in improving safety...
Lawsuit claims HCP, ManorCare misled investors
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May 24, 2016
HCP ignored billing fraud and misled investors about the performance of ManorCare, its skilled nursing portfolio, according to a class action lawsuit filed against the real estate giant earlier this month.
Legislation takes aim at socioeconomic factors behind hospital readmissions
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May 20, 2016
Medicare’s hospital readmission penalties could see changes based on socioeconomic factors under a bill proposed in the House on Wednesday.
Providers worried with DOL making 4.2 million more workers eligible for overtime pay
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May 19, 2016
The first updates to overtime pay regulations in 12 years will more than double the current salary threshold for overtime exemptions, the Department of Labor announced on Wednesday.
EEOC issues final rules on workplace wellness programs
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May 18, 2016
Employers may offer employees and their spouses incentives for joining workplace wellness programs up to 30% of their individual “self-only” health coverage, the Equal Employment Opportunity...
Jury awards family $5.5 million in ‘record-setting’ wrongful death suit
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May 18, 2016
The family of a 77-year-old resident who died while living at a Colorado nursing home received $5.5 million in damages on Friday, in what was believed to be a record-setting verdict.