Report: Drug manufacturer knew Zyprexa was ineffective, deadly for seniors with Alzheimer’s
Jun 15, 2009
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lily & Co. knew its product Zyprexa was ineffective for treating dementia when it pressured physicians to prescribe it to seniors from 1999 and 2003, according to a report citing...
U.S. Supreme Court lets law nullifying nursing home pre-admission arbitration agreements stand
Jun 04, 2009
By refusing to review an Illinois appellate court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has tacitly agreed that a state law nullifying nursing home arbitration agreements supersedes the Federal Arbitration Act,...
Nursing home advocates converging on U.S. lawmakers to demand better Medicare reimbursement
May 29, 2009
More than 300 nursing home owners and operators are expected to meet in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday to try to persuade lawmakers to be generous with Medicare funding. The Obama budget proposal...
Business groups outgun labor in card-check battle, news report finds
May 20, 2009
Business groups appear to be gaining ground against organized labor in an effort to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card-check bill, according to a recent update on the issue.
Nursing home that refused to recognize union supported by federal appeals court
May 04, 2009
A long-term care provider in Georgia that decided not to recognize a union-organizing effort in 2008 has had its decision affirmed by a federal appeals court in Washington. Observers say the case could...
Gingrich: Arbitration clause greater threat than ‘card check’
Apr 24, 2009
The biggest concern with possibly enacting the Employee Free Choice Act is not the so-called card-check measure, which would make union organizing easier; it is the lesser known binding arbitration clause,...
Specter plans vote against card-check legislation, threatening bill’s passage
Mar 26, 2009
Nursing homes likely are cheering after Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) said Tuesday he would vote against the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card-check bill. His veto could effectively end the...
Former union rivals SEIU and CNA/NNOC team up for reform
Mar 20, 2009
Two union rivals have set aside their differences and joined forces to increase support for card-check legislation and to bolster healthcare union recruitment.
‘Apology legislation’ in Pennsylvania would hurt lawsuits against nursing homes, physicians
Mar 17, 2009
Apologies for medical errors by nursing home employees and physicians no longer could play a role in lawsuits, according to a bill being considered in the state’s legislature.
Officials rap home healthcare providers over fraudulent billing, abusive practices
Mar 17, 2009
Home healthcare, the fast-growing destination for many individuals who previously might have sought nursing home care, has been besieged by a spate of fraudulent Medicare reimbursement practices, government...