Nursing home company settles ‘largest ever’ case with state AG’s office for $4 million
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 10, 2024
An operator of 16 long-term care facilities has settled a staffing case with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office for a total of $4 million. The agreement is the most expensive ever reached with...
Also in the News for Friday, May 3, 2024
By
Josh Henreckson
May 03, 2024
Abe Cohen named Marquis Health VP for Rhode Island … Two nursing homes agree to repay more than $600,000 in Medicaid settlement … Researchers suggest combined ‘brain-first, body-first’ model to...
‘You can fight it and win,’ attorney assures providers after unanimous victory in brutal venue and...
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 26, 2024
Long-term care operators need to help themselves and their sector by battling plaintiff lawsuits more aggressively, stresses a provider attorney who just recorded a unanimous victory in what he calls an...
Also in the News for Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2024
CMS updates Medicaid eligibility criteria … Arizona nursing home faces $86K settlement over use of excluded CNA … New law would set deadline for CCRC refunds … Senator targets marketing firms over...
Whistleblower loses appeal to pocket more of $45M nursing home settlement
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 09, 2023
A nursing home whistleblower who prevailed in a $45 million case against the facilities’ owners lost his appeal when the government rejected his argument that the judgment wasn’t big enough.
Nursing home, management reach $3.8M settlement with feds in kickbacks case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 23, 2023
A California skilled nursing facility run by the state’s largest nursing owner has, in conjunction with its management firm, agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle kickback allegations brought by a whistleblower.
Long-term care pharmacy to pay $3 million over dispensing, reimbursement violations
By
Joe Bush
Dec 14, 2022
Residents in nursing homes received controlled substances without valid prescriptions from a long-term care pharmacy that has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations it broke federal law.
AG nabs $175K settlement, pushes provider out of sector over COVID lapses
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2022
A Massachusetts nursing home owner is out of the business and out of $175,000 due to a legal settlement over alleged insufficient infection prevention practices at the start of the pandemic.
CMS allows troubled California facility to keep residents, restart Medicare, Medicaid participation
By
Joe Bush
Oct 14, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services granted a huge and problem-plagued nursing home in San Francisco a new lifeline this week.
Federal enforcement settlements with providers doubled as courts reopened
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 11, 2022
The federal government won $5 billion in healthcare fraud judgments last fiscal year, a staggering increase after a COVID lull.