Nursing homes in Pennsylvania are debating whether facilities should be required to install automated external defibrillators, according to local news reports.
Nursing facility to pay $260,000 in back wages, damages for shorting on overtime
By
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.
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.
Report: Medicaid fraud is running rampant
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 20, 2004
Fraud in the Medicaid program is rampant and only eight federal employees monitor states’ efforts to fight it, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday.
Medicaid-only long-term care residents driving up state expenditures, report finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 20, 2014
Among people eligible for Medicaid but not Medicare, long-term care residents are most likely to be among the costliest beneficiaries for a state, according to a new report from the Government Accountability...
All nursing home staff in Massachusetts must get COVID-19 shots
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 05, 2021
The state is requiring staff and contract employees in all of its 378 facilities to receive a vaccination, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday.
With CMPs in the spotlight, persistent provider gets its penalties cut by 86 percent
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 01, 2024
An Arizona long-term care provider facing a quarter-million-dollar penalty for alleged HIPAA infractions converted that judgment into a settlement for just one-seventh that amount after a diligent defense...
Pregnant CNA sues over unpaid leave
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 23, 2013
A pregnant certified nursing assistant at a Michigan nursing home has filed a lawsuit, claiming she was forced to take unpaid leave without health insurance.
MedPAC’s rate cut plan will harm care, operators: NASL
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2013
Resident care would suffer if Congress acts on the latest recommendations from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, long-term care advocates say.
Court allows SNF to sue state over refusal to pay Medicaid bills
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Nov 28, 2017
A North Carolina skilled nursing facility will be allowed to pursue a case against the state’s Medicaid agency after it denied payment for residents who couldn’t pay their share of their bill...