NAACP: Medicaid expansion would negate lost subsidies in NC
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John Hall
Mar 04, 2015
The NAACP is pushing hard for lawmakers to approve Medicaid expansion efforts in North Carolina to give half a million state residents an alternative should they lose private insurance subsidized by the...
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Oct 08, 2015
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Court: Insurer must defend nursing home against rape allegation
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Jun 15, 2015
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled a medical malpractice insurer has a duty to defend a nursing home against claims an employee raped a resident.
Providers tepidly embrace CMS plan to revoke ‘no longer needed’ vax mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2023
Skilled nursing providers on Tuesday cheered the federal government’s decision to revoke its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
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Jan 14, 2016
Supreme Court rejects pharma company’s appeal of Risperdal penalty… Study finds better approach to treating loneliness in healthcare facilities… Lyft starts program to drive seniors to...
Supreme Court gives a reprieve to states, providers
By
John O'Connor
Jun 29, 2012
In rejecting a take-it-or-leave it Medicaid expansion provision, the Supreme Court gave states more control over their destinies. And it would appear that long-term care operators may similarly benefit.
Providers pleased with Supreme Court Medicaid decision
Feb 23, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has not ruled against the idea of providers suing the state of California for its efforts to cut Medicaid reimbursements by 10%. The nation’s highest court sent the case back...
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May 17, 2016
Billing investigations, Medicare Advantage prodding REITs’ skilled nursing spinoffs … Supreme Court returns contraceptive mandate case to lower courts for ‘compromise’ … SNF...
‘Implied’ False Claims issue gets Supreme Court hearing date
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Mar 08, 2016
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 19 in a controversial case to determine what exactly makes a “false” claim under the False Claims Act.
Expanded Medicaid debate moves closer to vote
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Mallory Hackett
Jun 07, 2019
Medicaid expansion advocates, who want to trigger a review of ballot wording by the Florida Supreme Court, had collected more than 63,000 petition signatures as of press time. Florida Decides Healthcare...