Senator wants probe of LTC provider accused of giving COVID vaccines to wealthy donors
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 11, 2021
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is calling on Congress to investigate reports that a long-term care provider in the state offered early access to COVID-19 vaccinations to its wealthy donors.
SNFs warned after Hurricane Michael: No excuses
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 12, 2018
On Thursday, emergency officials were working to evacuate more than 300 patients from damaged hospitals in Panama City. Four hospitals and 11 nursing facilities were closed in the state, along with a SNF...
Nursing home win: Florida judge nixes governor’s emergency generator rule
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Oct 30, 2017
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) emergency mandates for generators in nursing homes and assisted living facilities was shut down Friday by an administrative law judge, who slammed the rules as “invalid...
LeadingAge FL takes legal action against governor’s generator rule after Irma deaths
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Sep 28, 2017
LeadingAge Florida filed a legal challenge on Tuesday against Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) recent emergency preparedness mandate. The provider organization is arguing the rule would “create an emergency...
FL governor deleted voicemails from nursing home where 11 died after Irma
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Sep 26, 2017
Voicemails from the Hollywood, FL, skilled nursing facility where several residents died following Hurricane Irma were deleted by Gov. Rick Scott (R), potentially complicating the ongoing investigation...
Post-Irma death toll at Florida SNF rises to 9 as provider sues state to stop Medicaid ban
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Sep 21, 2017
The death toll from the Florida skilled nursing facility that lost its air conditioning following Hurricane Irma rose to nine residents on Tuesday, as the provider geared up for a legal battle with state...
SNF where 8 died after Irma repeatedly called governor for help, exec says
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Sep 19, 2017
The Florida nursing home where eight people died last week following Hurricane Irma called a private phone line for Gov. Rick Scott (R) three times requesting assistance, The Washington Post reported on...
Florida governor signs law that will change nursing home reimbursement
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 21, 2017
Florida nursing homes will be moving to a prospective payment system for reimbursement following Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) signing of legislation Friday.
Legislation would protect nursing home investors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 28, 2014
A piece of legislation that would prevent passive investors at a nursing home from being sued has passed the Florida House. It awaits approval from Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
Up to 15 Republican governors say they will not participate in health law’s Medicaid expansion
Jul 05, 2012
The governors of 15 Republican-leaning states have signaled that they will not participate in the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, a new analysis finds.