For-profit nursing homes are ‘worst performers’ in new COVID-19 analysis
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 19, 2021
For-profit nursing homes were 18% less effective in controlling COVID-19 infections than non-profit or government-run facilities in 2020, according to an analysis of federal data published Thursday by...
Court paves way for fight over inpatient stays, SNF coverage
By
Feb 15, 2017
Debate over Medicare beneficiaries’ hospital stays being classified as inpatient — a designation crucial to receive skilled nursing coverage — will continue, thanks to a court’s order last...
Poor staffing led to poor care, state says in lawsuit
By
John Hall
Apr 03, 2015
New Mexico has filed suit against one of the nation’s largest nursing home operators for providing what it claims were inadequate resources that led to poor care and improper billing. One leading...
‘Improvement standard’ lives on, Medicare refuses to cover Jimmo herself
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 28, 2014
Medicare officials continue to cite an “improvement standard” as a reason for withholding benefits from Glenda Jimmo, whose 2012 legal victory was supposed to end this type of denial, Kaiser...
High-profile consumer advocacy group sues over broken Medicare appeals process
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 27, 2014
Long-term care providers have been outspoken in their criticism of the Medicare appeals process, which has all but ground to a halt. Now a class-action lawsuit says Medicare beneficiaries also are being...
Long-term care leaders watchful after Supreme Court limits the Affordable Care Act contraception rule
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2014
Two hotly anticipated Supreme Court rulings handed down Monday elicited measured responses from prominent long-term care stakeholders. In one case, Hobby Lobby succeeded in its battle against the Affordable...
Profile: On the side of seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
For those who work with Medicare beneficiaries, Judith Stein is a well-known powerhouse. Since founding the Center for Medicare Advocacy in 1986, she’s led numerous major cases involving Medicare...
Judge dismisses observation stay lawsuit
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 25, 2013
A Connecticut federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of 14 Medicare beneficiaries denied skilled nursing care coverage after a hospital stay.
Time squeeze for LTC panel
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2013
The Congressional Long-Term Care Commission is on an “extraordinarily short time frame” that merits an extension, a member told McKnight’s in June.
Tight timeline forces LTC commission to narrow its ambitions, member says
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 18, 2013
With its report due by the end of September, the Congressional Long-Term Care Commission is setting its sights on what can be accomplished in an “extraordinarily short time-frame,” according...