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Fine levied against nursing home accused of misusing funds for Alzheimer’s unit
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 26, 2018
The Pennsylvania Department of State has fined a nursing home operator $15,000, alleging that it misappropriated funds designated for a new Alzheimer’s disease unit.
OIG: Medicare needs to do more to prevent fraud and waste related to chiropractic care
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2018
Previous controls have not done enough to reduce fraud and waste in connection to chiropractic care for Medicare patients, according to a review issued by a federal watchdog Friday.
American Senior Communities takes former CEO, execs, to court
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Sep 18, 2017
American Senior Communities filed a lawsuit on Friday against several of its former executives and vendors, alleging they “systematically looted” the long-term care provider over the course...
Supreme Court’s arbitration decision could pose threat to SNF industry, insiders say
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Feb 10, 2017
A nursing home arbitration lawsuit that’s scheduled to be argued in the Supreme Court this month may change the future of the industry, according to those close to the case.
Feds join False Claims Act suit against hospital chain
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May 27, 2016
The U.S. Justice Department joined a False Claims Act lawsuit on Thursday that alleges a California-based hospital chain submitted more than $50 million in false Medicare claims and improperly admitted...
Swelling Medicaid rolls have states, providers worried
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John Hall
Feb 18, 2015
California’s Medicaid-eligible rolls are swelling as part of a nationwide expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act, a finding that should give other states’ Medicaid agencies...
Proposed hospital payment measures do not consider post-acute care sufficiently, AHCA tells CMS
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 26, 2014
A potential new Medicare payment measure for hip and knee replacements needs to be revised, or it could limit patients’ access to care, according to the American Health Care Association/National...
Draft bill proposes counting observation stays for SNF coverage, limiting RAC oversight
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 24, 2014
Hospital observation stays would count toward establishing Medicare eligibility for post-acute services, under comprehensive reforms in a new draft bill from the House Committee on Ways and Means. The...
Government report describes bungled manual review process for therapy claims
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 12, 2013
There was no timely guidance for therapy contractors from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office. That resulted in a struggle...