Federal regulators were combing through out-of-court agreements at press time to discern whether settlement terms reached by PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare would pass regulatory muster.
Nursing homes to feds: Expand COVID-19 testing to all, pay $120K per facility, increase PPE shipments
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James M. Berklan
May 05, 2020
The nation’s largest nursing home and assisted living association has turned up the pressure on the federal government, sending formal letters to federal authorities Monday asking for priority COVID-19...
AG revives ‘false advertising’ fight against Golden Living
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James M. Berklan
Oct 06, 2017
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has attempted to revive a lawsuit that claims nursing home giant Golden LivingCenters was guilty of “false advertising” for its services.
Medicare appeals backlog to be fixed by 2020, HHS says
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James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2016
Federal health officials say tweaks to the system will enable them to eradicate a massive backlog of Medicare decision appeals in 2019. They made the prediction in a court brief filed in U.S. District...
PET scans for Alzheimer’s rejected for Medicare pay
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James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2013
Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services released an action plan for tackling Alzheimer’s diagnostics, treatment and funding.
CMS extends overpayment payback window to one year
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James M. Berklan
Jul 05, 2012
Federal regulators have relented and given state Medicaid programs a full year to collect and return overpayments made to providers.
New guidance affirms providers’ right to reject religious exemptions for COVID vaccinations due to...
By
Danielle Brown
James M. Berklan
Oct 27, 2021
Long-term care providers shouldn’t read too much into updated COVID-19 vaccination guidance on religious exemptions released this week by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to...
Researchers call providers’ discharge habits into doubt
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James M. Berklan
Jul 17, 2019
Providers can expect more scrutiny into their discharge practices thanks to research that has found that many Medicare patients appear to be sent home just as financial obligations change.
States spring to action after Skyline misses huge payroll
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James M. Berklan
May 08, 2018
The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services sought emergency powers to take over operations at 15 nursing homes in late March after New Jersey-based Skyline Health Care failed to make payroll....
Bogus bills, brazen breaches alleged against former nursing home owners
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James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2019
The sheer audacity in a complaint against the former owners of James Square nursing home in Syracuse, NY, will have tongues wagging — regardless of the lawsuit’s outcome — for years to come.