Ensign to return additional $23M in federal relief funding … CMS moves to remove Kansas nursing home from Medicare program, threatens $14K fine for coronavirus failures … More COVID-19 deaths happen...
Providers renew pressure for federal investigation into price-gouging
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 31, 2022
After three months with no public response from the federal government on the issue of price-gouging, the American Health Care Association is again calling on officials to investigate tactics being used...
Esformes sentenced to 20 years for $1B healthcare fraud scheme
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 12, 2019
Convicted long-term care businessman Philip Esformes was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for a record Medicare fraud scheme that he ran through his network of nursing homes.
Providers plead for more COVID funding ahead of expected surges
By
Danielle Brown
May 11, 2022
The nation’s second-largest nursing home association is calling on Congress to approve crucial COVID-19 funding that will help protect providers and residents ahead of new surges expected to hit in the...
Judge unmasks operators
Feb 02, 2020
The new operators of several new Golden Living nursing homes will be publicly known after a judge ordered the state of Pennsylvania to turn over the nursing home chain’s ownership records.
Providers fear Medicaid change that could cost them $246M
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2019
Providers in New York are “taking out all the stops to defeat” a proposed change to the way the state calculates reimbursement rates for long-term care facilities. The proposal could cost operators...
Court rejects immigrant rule
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 02, 2020
A New York federal appeals court last month blocked a federal rule that leading industry advocates warned could hurt immigrant seniors and limit their use of long-term care services.
Providers question managed care admissions in wake of denials
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 22, 2022
With denials on the rise, some long-term care providers are questioning the worth of admitting residents covered by managed care plans because they doubt they’ll be reimbursed for their services.
Florida receives nation’s first emergency Medicaid waiver approval for coronavirus response
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 18, 2020
Florida became the nation’s first state to be granted an emergency Medicaid waiver for dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.
Providers get relief: HHS loosens reporting requirements for PRF funding
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 14, 2021
Long-term care providers have gotten their wish and now have more flexibility to spend federal coronavirus relief funds after the Department of Health and Human Services eased reporting requirements for...