Long-term care operators who have applied for Phase 4 Provider Relief or rural COVID-19 relief payments won’t receive the awards until mid-December, after a distribution delay was announced by the Health...
Pfizer to ship smaller packages of COVID-19 vaccine to cut waste, boost uptake
Sep 03, 2021
CDC says smaller packages of the vaccine may be available by October
Nation’s largest ambulance service sued for pregnancy discrimination
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 26, 2019
The nation’s largest ambulance provider has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for refusing to accommodate a worker’s pregnancy-related medical restrictions.
CNA sentenced for giving residents her own anti-anxiety medication
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 13, 2019
A certified nurse’s aide who gave residents her own Klonopin will perform community service and serve probation.
Nursing home must pay $21,000 for failing to accommodate CNA with arthritis
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 19, 2018
An employment safety watchdog is ordering one North Carolina provider to pay up after it fired a certified nursing assistant who was unable to perform her duties because of arthritis.
Sewage leaks present nursing home with ‘drop dead’ deadline after years of complaints
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 16, 2018
An Iowa nursing home is facing a do-or-die deadline to fix sewage leaks after nearly five years of letting the issue linger. Complaints from neighbors and inspections by local authorities have been ongoing...
Economic impact of family caregivers is substantial, report suggests
Jul 19, 2011
Well over 40 million Americans provided care for an adult family member in 2009, representing an unpaid economic impact of approximately $450 billion, according to a new report from the AARP Public Policy...
CBO proposes premium support system for Medicare
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Haymarket Media
Dec 14, 2006
The Congressional Budget Office has proposed using a premium support system for Medicare to save the government money and to encourage competition between private health plans and the traditional fee-for-service...
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...