Suit alleges Medicaid underfunding and appeals court OKs class-action status
Mar 26, 2008
Oklahoma providers claiming they are cumulatively owed millions of dollars because of insufficient Medicaid funding can attach class-action status to their lawsuit against the government.
Court: HCR ManorCare QAPI reports must be turned over
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James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2015
A ruling by the West Virginia Supreme Court as to which nursing home internal documents are fair game in lawsuits has providers around the country sitting up and taking notice.
Arbitration rules get two major victories
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Jun 05, 2017
The use of arbitration agreements in nursing homes may be bouncing back after it was banned in last year’s final rule for long-term care providers.
Court: Race-based staffing decision violates anti-discrimination law
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Aug 04, 2016
A psychiatric hospital’s decision to block non-white employees from working in a part of the facility after a patient made threats violated state anti-discrimination law, the Washington Supreme Court...
Three states fail to house disabled in most appropriate settings, DOJ argues
May 27, 2010
Justice Department court briefs filed in Florida, Illinois and New Jersey allege that the states have failed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision,...
States not given Medicaid expansion deadline, Tavenner says
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 16, 2012
In response to a flurry of questions from state governors, the Obama Administration announced it is not imposing a deadline for states to decide whether to implement the healthcare law’s Medicaid...
Louisiana Supreme Court rules nursing home needs to withhold food, water from resident
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Haymarket Media
Aug 23, 2004
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that a family may withhold food and water from an 89-year-old comatose woman in a nursing home because she chose it in her will, according to the Associated Press....
Supreme Court to rule on whether providers can sue states over inadequate Medicaid rates
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 06, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on whether private sector healthcare providers can sue states to increase Medicaid reimbursements, the high court announced Thursday. Based on previous rulings,...
Florida court prohibits hundreds of lawsuits in facility death cases
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Haymarket Media
Jan 07, 2005
The Florida Supreme Court last week ruled that some survivors of deceased nursing home patients cannot recover damages for alleged abuse and neglect under the state’s nursing home residents’...
Supreme Court to consider Schiavo case after lower courts refuse to order reinsertion of feeding tube
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Haymarket Media
Mar 23, 2005
The parents of Terri Schiavo pleaded in vain with a federal appeals court Tuesday to order the reinsertion of the feeding tube for their daughter after a federal court refused to refused their request....