Supreme Court

Outlook ‘deteriorating’ for US life plan communities due to inflation, staffing … State Supreme Court sends 10-year-old nursing home class action lawsuit back to a restart … Tooth loss by age 65...

Survivors of more than 100 veterans who died or were sickened at a public veterans home in Queens, NY, are suing the state Department of Health over its failure to act “timely” to protect residents...

Why is everyone so concerned about the Supreme Court case allowing resident rights cases against state-operated facilities?

A recent rash of federal court orders made clear the path for COVID-related lawsuits in nine states, but more controversy over PREP Act immunity for protection could be brewing as another court considers...

The federal government can move to dismiss any False Claim suit, even over the objection of whistleblowers who stand to gain financially from ongoing litigation, the Supreme Court ruled Friday morning.

In 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, denied Medicaid providers the right to sue over the adequacy of Medicaid payment rates.  It was a 5-4 decision...

The US Supreme Court on Thursday morning ruled that nursing home residents and their survivors can sue publicly owned facilities to protect their rights under the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act.

Skilled nursing providers on Tuesday cheered the federal government’s decision to revoke its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

As part of its survey process, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is authorized to take several enforcement actions, including but not limited to imposing civil money penalties (CMP), denials...

Supreme Court expected to clarify ‘ambiguous’ False Claims standard  …  Most older patients embrace move toward deprescribing, poll finds … Facility’s careful monitoring results in opioid diversion...