Same-sex partners who want to participate in a state long-term care program can move forward with a federal lawsuit, a federal judge has said.
Court upholds decision that limits payments for therapy
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2011
A federal court ruled in favor of a fiscal intermediary’s decision to exclude the allocation of nursing administration costs to therapy costs in Medicare reimbursements for 30 skilled nursing facilities.
SNF execs ordered to repay $23 million
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
A well-known former nursing executive must repay the federal government $13.8 million for fraudulent business practices. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Mary M. Lisi handed down the ruling for the misuse...
Negligent homicide charges are reduced in ventilator case
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 05, 2018
A New York jury acquitted three former nursing home workers of homicide charges stemming from allegations that they ignored alarms warning of a disconnected ventilator.