States argue against Medicaid expansion in healthcare reform law challenges
Jan 12, 2012
Twenty-six states filed a brief Tuesday encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a provision of the healthcare reform law that calls for a major expansion of Medicaid.
ACA decision raises Medicaid questions
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2012
The Supreme Court’s historic 5-4 Affordable Care Act decision clarifies insurance rules. But the controversial verdict appears to make Medicaid’s requirements and boundaries less certain than...
Embattled nursing home will close if court approves AG request for monitors: lawyers
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 05, 2023
Attorneys for an embattled New York nursing home told a state Supreme Court judge that the facility will likely close if a request by the attorney general to appoint monitors is approved.
SCOTUS denies nursing home petition, keeping COVID care cases out of federal court — for now
By
Joe Bush
Nov 22, 2022
Lawsuits against nursing homes for allegedly failing to treat residents properly during the pandemic are more likely to be heard now in state and not federal courts. That’s one conclusion after the US...
Former CMS boss says reforms underway, regardless of how Supreme Court rules
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 26, 2012
Even if the Supreme Court repeals the Affordable Care Act, its early reforms have already delivered promising benefits, according to former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Donald...
In limbo with underwhelming pay proposal
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 18, 2012
First, it was the U.S. Supreme Court’s turn to leave providers in suspense. Now, it’s a group of decision-makers without robes who have operators holding their breath.
Lawsuit threat for government-run facilities sails again
By
Brendan Williams
Jun 15, 2023
In 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, denied Medicaid providers the right to sue over the adequacy of Medicaid payment rates. It was a 5-4 decision...
For Medicaid, it’s déjà vu all over again
By
John O'Connor
Jul 09, 2012
The Supreme Court has served up yet another tortured, enigmatic decision. Now comes the fun part: figuring out what they really intended — and what those intentions will likely mean for long-term care...
New York jury says state guardian system over elderly’s assets is corrupt
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 05, 2004
A grand jury for the New York State Supreme Court has determined that judge-appointed guardians who manage the finances and affairs of incapacitated people are poorly trained and inadequately supervised,...
Cuts hurting SNFs
Feb 02, 2020
Nursing home and other healthcare providers in New York started the new year with a 1% Medicaid payment reduction.