Supreme Court upholds physician-assisted suicide law in Oregon
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Haymarket Media
Jan 18, 2006
In a move that represents a defeat for the Bush administration, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide law.
Omnicare off the hook in drug packaging case after Supreme Court passes
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 09, 2014
Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare will not face False Claims Act penalties for drug packaging practices that apparently ran afoul of safety regulations. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the...
Worker class-action lawsuits on the rise?
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Mar 05, 2017
Employers may face “significant challenges” in 2017 related to workers bringing class-action lawsuits against them.
Providers ponder prospect of Supreme Court killing Obamacare
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John Hall
Feb 26, 2015
Individuals struggling to make ends meet and long-term care providers relying on a solvent Medicaid program could be on opposite ends of the verdict when the U.S. Supreme Court begins deliberations on...
Supreme Court to hear case sparked by Omnicare deals
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Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2014
A recent $4 million legal settlement over kickbacks for anemia drug Aranesp is small change compared to other recent deals Omnicare has made with federal authorities. News of these payouts hasn’t...
Supreme Court deals blow to unions, limits contraceptive mandate
Jun 30, 2014
The Supreme Court issued two highly anticipated rulings Monday morning with implications for long-term care providers.
Data firms, drug manufacturers like odds
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Matthew Arnold
Jun 01, 2011
Data firms and drug manufacturers are feeling confident after the Supreme Court arguments on Vermont’s physician data ban.
SNF can’t force arbitration with agreement signed by legal custodian, high court rules
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Jun 10, 2016
An Arkansas nursing home can’t enforce an arbitration agreement that was signed by a resident’s emergency legal custodian, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 23
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 23, 2022
Clinical trial: Messages from docs upped vaccinations in Black, Latino elders … U.S. Supreme Court sides with insurer on out-of-network dialysis providers … Senators introduce bill to protect seniors’...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 6
Oct 05, 2021
LeadingAge unveils booster shot toolkit for providers … Georgia Supreme Court sides with nursing home in arbitration case … California governor signs bills aimed at increasing financial transparency...