HHS: Scully pressured Foster to withhold Medicare reform costs
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Haymarket Media
Jul 07, 2004
Former CMS Administrator Tom Scully did threaten Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Actuary Richard Foster with dismissal if he revealed his cost projections for the Medicare reform bill, but in doing so...
New ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook now available
Mar 07, 2011
The ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook helps coders understand the principles behind the classification system. The publication’s content reflects new coding guidelines and presents examples in clear, technically...
Former operators to pay $6.2 million for outbreak that killed 11 children
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Danielle Brown
Oct 12, 2021
The former operators of a New Jersey facility do not have to admit any wrongdoing after settling a wrongful death lawsuit filed in response to a deadly viral outbreak that killed 11 children.
Feds to reimburse providers for counseling patients to self-isolate
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 31, 2020
Existing E/M codes can be used to bill for counseling patients about virus mitigation at the time of COVID-19 testing, according to CMS and the CDC.
Nursing facility to pay $260,000 in back wages, damages for shorting on overtime
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 21, 2018
The federal government is ordering one New Jersey nursing facility to pay $260,000 in back wages and other damages after failing to pay employees for all of their hours worked.
Missouri politicians seek annual funding boosts for nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2018
The Missouri Senate has advanced a proposal to increase nursing home reimbursements.
Supreme Court shuts down case over bankrupt provider’s Medicaid, Medicare funding
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Jun 06, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to step in and review the case of a Florida skilled nursing provider looking to preserve its Medicaid and Medicare funding.
Man sues SNF after ceiling collapses on him
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Phil Brahm
Jul 07, 2016
A former nursing home patient is seeking $100,000 in damages after a ceiling fell on him at a Wyoming care facility.
Nursing homes debate defibrillator requirements
May 18, 2011
Nursing homes in Pennsylvania are debating whether facilities should be required to install automated external defibrillators, according to local news reports.
States pay consultants to find ways to procure Medicaid funds
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Haymarket Media
Jun 29, 2005
At least 34 states last year paid consultants to help them receiver larger Medicaid reimbursements, often with questionable practices, according to a study from the Government Accountability Office.