Brookdale Senior Living sues PharMerica over drug prices
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 03, 2013
Brookdale Senior Living has sued PharMerica, charging that the long-term care pharmacy improperly changed its drug pricing for Brookdale facilities.
Therapy buck stops at SNF
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2014
A legal settlement involving two long-term care companies accused of not sufficiently controlling their contracted therapy provider’s billing practices has created anxieties among skilled nursing...
Expert hopes PDPM will end False Claims cases like the one that cost SNFs millions on Wednesday
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 19, 2018
One key provider advocate is expressing optimism that a pending new payment system will spare operators from therapy upcoding lawsuits like the one settled for $10 million Wednesday.
Omnicare denies kickback allegations, says price cuts were ‘discounts’
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Jul 01, 2016
Price cuts given to Omnicare from a pharmaceutical company looking to boost antidepressant prescriptions in long-term care facilities were legal discounts, not kickbacks, the pharmacy giant argued Wednesday.
Enforcement focus remains on LTC
By
Matt Curley
Jun 07, 2017
The healthcare industry has continued to face heightened enforcement efforts by federal and state regulators in recent years, and few sectors of the industry have been affected more than long-term care...
Hospice company AseraCare allegedly defrauded Medicare by cycling beneficiaries through nursing homes and hospice care, according to a whistle-blower suit announced this week.
Long-term care operators and lawyers to face tough issues
Feb 11, 2010
Long-term care providers and their legal representatives will tackle some of their toughest issues Wednesday through Friday at the national “Long Term Care and the Law” seminar in Miami. Legal...
HCP spins off troubled HCR ManorCare
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Jun 06, 2016
HCP Inc. will spin off HCR ManorCare, its skilled nursing and assisted living portfolio, into an independent real estate investment trust, the company announced in May.
Post-acute providers among 301 nabbed in record Medicare fraud sweep
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Jun 23, 2016
The largest-ever healthcare fraud takedown has resulted in charges against hundreds of people involved in schemes totaling $900 million, government officials announced Wednesday.
CMS ‘overpayment’ rule may come at a greater cost
By
Glenn P. Hendrix
May 02, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a proposed rule addressing how it will implement the 60-day deadline for returning overpayments made to federal health programs. If fully adopted,...