How would you like to spend some ‘quality time’ with CMS?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 24, 2018
First it was staffing data, could Uncle Sam be after providers for quality data next? One Senator might be after just that.
A lack of uniformity plagues arbitration cases
By
Mario C. Giannettino
Scott Bates
Oct 29, 2018
Arbitration is an effective means of resolving disputes. However, judicial response to arbitration has been mixed. While both the United States Supreme Court and federal district courts have resoundingly...
Nursing homes in large insurance network temporarily spared from ACA contraceptives rule
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 06, 2014
Skilled nursing facility Villa St. Francis and other members of the nationwide Catholic Benefits Association do not have to offer health plans covering contraception while they pursue litigation against...
Congress in a bind awaiting Obamacare subsidy decision
By
John Hall
May 20, 2015
On a big-picture level, nursing homes would seem to fare better if more and more prospective residents would enter their facilities with private insurance instead of Medicaid.
Court OKs arbitration in nursing home case, despite lack of forum
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 16, 2016
An Arkansas nursing home may enforce arbitration in a wrongful death suit against it even though the designated forum is no longer available to arbitrate, a federal court ruled on Monday.
Judge relieves Consulate of $350M FCA verdict penalty
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2018
A federal judge erased a $347 million False Claims Act verdict against a rehab provider because the judge felt it was unlikely that government would have withheld payments even if it was aware of billing...
Bill to repeal Medicare payment panel reintroduced in Congress
By
John Hall
Mar 05, 2015
Opposition to a proposed independent payment advisory board (IPAB) continued to swell this week following re-introduction of a bill in Congress to repeal a portion of the Affordable Care Act that houses...
Like Trump, arbitration clauses up off the deck
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 10, 2016
Politics makes strange bedfellows. Another great illustration of this could be the many nursing home operators waking up to their previously unrealized love affair with President-elect Trump. That’s...
Having nun of it: Little Sisters of the Poor launch website, comic to fight ACA provision
By
Feb 22, 2016
The Little Sisters of the Poor took their fight against the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate to the web — complete with visual aids — last week.
Granny cam under scrutiny in death case
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2020
A criminal case in Georgia against a former nursing home worker will hinge on whether a video recorded in a resident’s room without the facility’s permission is legal and can be used against the accused.