KANSAS — Kansas nursing home operators will receive help paying for residents whose Medicaid applications or renewals are stuck in processing limbo, state agencies announced in late March.
FDA approves Parkinson’s drug
May 03, 2016
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Nuplazid (pimavanserin) tablets last week as the first approved drug to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with psychosis experienced by some people...
Wichita Presbyterian Manor to open soon
May 03, 2016
Wichita Presbyterian Manor in Wichita, KS, has completed $35 million campus transformation project.
be.group and ABHOW’s affiliation approved
May 03, 2016
Following the green light by regulators, American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW) and be.group officially combined operations to create California’s largest nonprofit senior living provide
Federal government sues provider after workers are fired for seeking religious exemption to flu shot
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Apr 29, 2016
A North Carolina-based healthcare provider has been hit with a lawsuit from the federal government for allegedly firing three employees who asked for a religious exemption from the company’s mandatory...
State Supreme Court takes on law firm ads targeting nursing homes
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Apr 28, 2016
Law firms running advertisements against specific nursing homes was debated in the Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday.
PharMerica seeks Supreme Court review in False Claims case
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Apr 27, 2016
Long-term care pharmacy services provider PharMerica is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review its previous ruling on the “first-to-file” provision of the False Claims Act, claiming it paves...
Clearance announced for blood glucose monitoring system
Apr 26, 2016
Intuity Medical Inc. has said it has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its POGO® Automatic™ Blood Glucose Monitoring System.
Supreme Court declines second Golden LivingCenters arbitration suit
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Apr 26, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court chose not to review a nursing home arbitration case involving Golden LivingCenters on Monday, echoing a decision made on a similar case last month.
Supreme Court grapples with concept of ‘implied’ False Claims case
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Apr 21, 2016
The nation’s highest court struggled Tuesday during oral arguments in a controversial False Claims Act case to determine at what point a false claim truly is “false.”