Amazon expands mail-order subscriptions to Prime members on Medicare
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 19, 2024
Amazon.com is letting Prime members on Medicare join its RxPass mail-order prescription service for just $5 a month. The move could save older adults more money on out-of-pocket costs for generic prescription...
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Jul 11, 2014
Genesis nursing home fired dietary worker due to her disability, government alleges … Rehabilitation provider groups brief Senators, present findings that IRFs outperform SNFs … Medicare accounted...
The top long-term care news stories of 2021
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 26, 2021
Here’s a rundown of the top stories that McKnight’s Long-Term Care News readers opened over the past 12 months.
BREAKING: CMS to mandate COVID vaccines for nursing home staff
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 18, 2021
Nursing homes participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs will be required to have all staff vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to continue receiving federal funding for the programs.
BREAKING 2: It’s official: Nursing homes must vaccinate employees or lose Medicaid, Medicare funding
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 18, 2021
President Joe Biden announced late Wednesday afternoon that U.S. nursing homes must use workers vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing vital Medicare and Medicaid funding.
Federal court dismisses whistleblower lawsuit over Omnicare, PharMerica withholding generic drugs
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 18, 2014
A federal court in New York has tossed a whistleblower lawsuit charging that large long-term care pharmacies violated the False Claims Act by failing to dispense requested generic drugs.
AARP: Generic drug prices fell significantly in 2007
May 21, 2008
Older Americans paid nearly 10% less for generic drugs last year, according to a study by AARP.
Nursing home residents targeted in $86M Medicare lab fraud scheme: DOJ
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 09, 2021
Nursing homes and their residents were targeted in an alleged $86 million Medicare fraud scheme orchestrated by the owner of a Tennessee-based lab, federal authorities say.
Woman pleads guilty in Medicare genetic testing scheme targeting seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2016
As interest in genetic testing rises, one woman faces 10 years in prison for a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme that lured seniors into unnecessary genetic testing.
AARP: Cost of drugs for seniors rises
Mar 06, 2008
The cost of brand name drugs commonly prescribed to the elderly rose by an average of 7.4% last year, says the AARP, an increase that greatly exceeded inflation.