CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Defense attorneys in a $90 million nursing home negligence case asked a circuit judge to grant a new trial or lower the award that they called excessive and unfair.
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Washington, DC – The following is a statement from American Health Care Association (AHCA) President & CEO…
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Defense attorneys in a $90 million nursing home negligence case asked a circuit judge to grant a new trial or lower the award that they called excessive and unfair.
Ben Bailey, who is representing ManorCare and Heartland…
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GAO: Feds lose $80M looking for Medicaid fraud
By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press
Thursday, June 14, 2012 (06-14) 14:58 PDT Private contractors received $102 million to review Medicaid fraud data, yet had only found about $20 million in overpayments since 2008, according to a new report by the federal government.
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Association Sends Letter to Congress to Oppose Use of Provider Taxes Tackle Budget Challenges Without Undermining a Key Medicaid Resource, Parkinson Says
Claire Navaro (202) 898-6317 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) today sent a letter to House and Senate leaders urging both chambers to reject a proposal to pay for Stafford student loan subsidies with reductions in the Medicaid provider…
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All of the homes shown received 5 stars, the highest overall rating, from the federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A facility's overall rating is geared to its performance in health inspections, nurse staffing, and medical care. Homes are ranked in tiers according to their star ratings in the three individual areas. Within each tier, the order is…
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By Diana Michele Yap, Published: May 28The Washington Post
At age 34 and newly in a wheelchair, I lived for a month in a nursing home, an old brick building near a highway overpass in the Bronx. People sat in their doorways, wearing flowered housedresses and tan pressure…
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KEY POINTS: * New research reveals an association between an increase in assisted living options and declines in nursing home occupants. * Assisted living, often financed by private resources, offers alternatives to nursing…
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In early 2013, California's skilled nursing facilities could face Medicare payment cuts totaling $75.9 million -- the largest amount of cuts among all states -- if Congress fails to overcome an ongoing budget stalemate, according to a recent study commissioned by the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care. Those cuts would come on top of a state…
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The Senate Appropriations Committee will consider a bill (SB 1228), by Sen. Elaine Alquist (D-Santa Clara), that would establish a licensing category for a new nursing home model, known as the "Green House Project." The model focuses on creating smaller, home-like facilities with a maximum of 10 residents.
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Governor Quinn's attempts to trim the budget could put a strain on senior citizens and nursing homes here in Illinois.
"I love it here, I'm happy here," said Josephine Conrad. She's been living at Heritage Health for about five years. She enjoys it there and considers the staff and residents her family.
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AHCA/NCAL President & CEO Mark Parkinson will be on CNBC's Street Signs tomorrow around 2:30 pm EST.
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