Texas nursing and rehab facility to pay $30,000 settlement over CNA blood test charges
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jun 30, 2014
A Texas nursing and rehabilitation facility will pay a $30,000 settlement related to charges that it denied drug test accommodations for a CNA applicant with a kidney disorder, the U.S. Equal Employment...
Assigning nurses’ desired shifts improves their work ability and health, large study finds
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 28, 2014
Nurses’ job performance and health are better when they can work the shifts that they want, suggests recently published findings from a large European study.
Data mandated for dual eligibles outlined as states move to managed care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 10, 2013
Dual eligible managed care plans involved in an upcoming Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services demonstration project will need to submit data in a variety of areas, the agency explained in a draft statement...
CMS angling to ease providers’ burdens from Medicare Administrative Contractors
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 10, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking providers to help figure out a way to make demands from Medicare Administrative Contractors less burdensome.
Senators probe private-equity, long-term care insurance industries
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Haymarket Media
Oct 04, 2007
Spurred by a recent news account and association data, two senators are examining the conduct of two lucrative industries affiliated with long-term care: private equity and long-term care insurance.
The Louisiana nursing homeowners accused of 35 counts of negligent homicide in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have had their trial postponed four months to Aug. 13. Both the prosecution and defense lawyers...
Leavitt faces Democrat questioning on plan to cut Medicaid
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Haymarket Media
Feb 18, 2005
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee this week pressured Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt for specifics of President Bush’s fiscal year 2006 budget proposal to trim $60...
Updated Five-Star doesn’t fix accuracy issues, senator says
By
Aug 12, 2016
New quality measures added to the Five-Star Quality Rating System this week are unlikely to improve the accuracy of the ratings, according to one lawmaker.
New York state may assume bigger chunk of Medicaid bill
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Haymarket Media
Jan 06, 2005
Budget advisors for New York Gov. George E. Pataki said on Tuesday they are considering a plan to increase the amount the state contributes to New York’s skyrocketing Medicaid costs, costs currently...
After advising resident on 911 call, a CNA is fired and a nursing home gets sued
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 30, 2023
A certified nursing assistant has sued her former employer, saying she was wrongly fired for disputing a director of nursing’s orders not to help a resident call 911.