High court puts arbitration agreements back into play
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 02, 2013
If the U.S. Supreme Court thought it had the final word on the validity of certain nursing home admissions arbitration agreements in 2012, well, it was wrong.
Supreme Court won’t review false claims suit against Genesis-owned provider
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Jan 24, 2017
Three strikes and she’s out: A whistleblower’s lawsuit against a Genesis HealthCare subsidiary won’t get its day in the Supreme Court, the court posted on Monday.
Top state court says arbitration agreement doesn’t prevent family member from suing
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 25, 2012
The child of a deceased long-term care resident is not bound to an arbitration agreement because she signed it on behalf of her mother — not herself — an Illinois court ruled Thursday.
SCOTUS sides with provider, won’t take arbitration case
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May 06, 2017
In a win for providers, the United States Supreme Court declined in late March to review an arbitration dispute between an Extendicare facility and the family of a deceased resident.
State supreme court rules in nursing home’s favor in arbitration case
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Mar 14, 2016
Claims brought against a nursing home by five former residents must be resolved through arbitration, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
Top court to decide if states can cut Medicaid payments
By
Brett Bakshis
Mar 01, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a controversial case that could allow states to significantly reduce Medicaid payments to long-term care operators—and leave providers all but powerless...
Supreme Court levels the playing field for SNFs
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Alan C. Horowitz, Esq., RN
May 01, 2023
As part of its survey process, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is authorized to take several enforcement actions, including but not limited to imposing civil money penalties (CMP), denials...
Class-action OK’d for lawsuit
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 05, 2017
The Arkansas Supreme Court has agreed with a circuit court that a wrongful death complaint claiming understaffing by a nursing home may proceed as a class-action lawsuit.
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 03, 2024
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Doubling down on a Supreme Court thumping
By
John O'Connor
Apr 06, 2012
When I recently predicted the new healthcare law’s repeal, plenty of people disagreed. One of these unfortunates is Elizabeth Newman, a colleague and confidant here at McKnight’s, who has one...