Supreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions
(By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media for Kaiser Health News) When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her
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Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News on October 4, 2022) After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled
Read moreBritain’s Hard Lessons From Handing Elder Care Over to Private Equity
(By Christine Spolar for Kaiser Health News) LONDON — A little over a decade ago, Four Seasons Health Care was
Read moreCMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Drive Better Health Outcomes for Residents, Improve Staffing
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin detailing actions that states can
Read moreNursing home chain’s tangled corporate structure and bankruptcy threats stymied litigation
(By Jared Whitlock for STAT) After a hospital stay in 2016 for a brain tumor, Regina Romero was transferred to
Read moreNursing Homes Are Suing the Friends and Family of Residents to Collect Debts
(By Noam N. Levey for Kaiser Health News) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Lucille Brooks was stunned when she picked up the
Read moreMedicaid Financial Eligibility in Pathways Based on Old Age or Disability in 2022: Findings from a 50-State Survey
(By MaryBeth Musumeci, Molly O’Malley Watts, and Meghana Ammula for Kaiser Family Foundation published July 11, 2022) Medicaid is an
Read moreMedicaid Weighs Attaching Strings to Nursing Home Payments to Improve Patient Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes
Read moreAfter the Pandemic Hit Nursing Homes Hard, California Lawmakers Push to Tighten Licensing Rules
(By Samantha Young for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Johanna Trenerry found a nursing home for her husband
Read morePrivate Equity Ownership of Nursing Homes Triggers Capitol Hill Questions — And a GAO Probe
(By Victoria Knight for Kaiser Health News) In his State of the Union address last month, President Joe Biden focused
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