Virginia facility pays $90k to settle lawsuit alleging it denied deaf resident admission over extra needs
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Danielle Brown
Apr 29, 2021
A Virginia skilled nursing provider accused of denying a resident admission because she was deaf has settled a federal disability lawsuit for $90,000, the Department of Justice announced this week.
Genesis reportedly won’t mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for workers
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Danielle Brown
Dec 07, 2020
The largest nursing home operator in the United States plans to ensure all workers have access to COVID-19 vaccines at its facilities, but it will not require them to take them, according to a recent report...
Nursing home found not responsible for death, but still must pay $1.8M
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Marty Stempniak
May 02, 2019
A Georgia nursing home must pay $1.8 million to the family of a former resident, despite a jury finding the provider not responsible for the woman’s 2015 death.
Spouse cannot sue SNF based on Federal Nursing Home Reform Amendments
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 18, 2019
The wife of a Washington nursing home resident cannot sue a provider by citing a federal law that sets standards for facilities.
Operator must pay $465,000 to settle pregnancy and disability discrimination charges
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 26, 2018
A Western New York skilled care provider has agreed to pay $465,000 to settle charges that it discriminated against pregnant and disabled employees.
Technology to address claim denials debuts
Jun 26, 2018
Change Healthcare today unveiled a new technology that helps providers reduce one of the leading causes of claim denials.
Trump budget plan would carve 18% from HHS, add millions to combat healthcare fraud
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Mar 17, 2017
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget plan for fiscal year 2018 slash the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services while putting additional funds into fraud prevention.
Medicaid official opposes ACA replacement bill ‘despite political messaging’
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Mar 10, 2017
Chief medical officer of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Andrey Ostrovsky, M.D., took to Twitter on Wednesday to express his concern with legislation of the GOP’s new healthcare plan.
Former SNF nurse pleads guilty to stealing morphine, replacing it with saline
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Jan 12, 2017
A former employee of a Massachusetts skilled nursing facility pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that she stole morphine from the facility and replaced some of it with saline.
SNF, feds resolve dispute over sign language interpreter access
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Oct 14, 2016
A Pennsylvania nursing home has reached a resolution with federal officials in a dispute over the facility’s ability to provide a sign language interpreter for a prospective resident.