Judge slams nursing home rapist with more prison time than prosecutors ask
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Nov 16, 2015
A former Minnesota nursing home employee who raped an 83-year-old resident with dementia was sentenced to eight years in prison last week, one year longer than prosecutors originally sought.
Senate panel digs into drug pricing
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Nov 05, 2015
An investigation into pharmaceutical drug pricing has been launched following the widely-publicized, steep price increases of certain drugs, the Senate’s Special Committee on Aging announced Wednesday.
Providers warming up to free dementia resource, feds note
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Stephanie H. Kim
Sep 01, 2014
Nursing homes are no longer returning or refusing a free dementia care training resource, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Senators express ‘profound concern’ over VA nursing home care
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Marty Stempniak
Nov 20, 2018
Two U.S. Senators are demanding information following another scathing report that alleges substandard care at a veterans’ nursing home.
Judge says skilled care provider can keep quality control records secret in wrongful death lawsuit
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 30, 2018
A New Hampshire nursing home that’s being sued for wrongful death does not have to divulge details about its quality control program, a Superior Court judge has ruled.
Providers urge federal investigation into inaccuracy of RAC audits
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 26, 2012
A major hospital group has called for a federal investigation into mistakes made by recovery audit contractors. “Numerous inaccuracies” often result in improperly denied payments and decisions...
$10 million bond for retirement community scammer
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Haymarket Media
Mar 29, 2007
Bond was set at $10 million Tuesday for a North Carolina woman accused of stealing the financial identities of four residents at an Erickson retirement community in north suburban Chicago. Authorities...
VA shortfall to hurt veterans’ LTC eligibility?
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Haymarket Media
Jul 14, 2005
Nursing home operators are concerned that the VA’s $1 billion budget shortfall could result in growing support for the president’s proposal to limit veterans’ eligibility for long-term...
Gov. Bush may seek to reverse feeding-tube law rejection by court
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Haymarket Media
Sep 27, 2004
It was still unclear as to when the feeding tube would be removed from a severely brain-damaged Florida woman whose case has made medical ethical headlines for years. The Florida Supreme Court last week...
House votes to remove Medicare cuts from trade bill
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Jun 12, 2015
The House voted 397-32 yesterday to remove controversial Medicare cuts from legislation that would have used Medicare dollars to help pay for the expansion of the Trade Assistance Adjustment program, giving...