Former Assisted Living Concepts CEO requests Supreme Court review
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 08, 2016
Former Assisted Living Concepts CEO Laurie Bebo, accused of fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is trying to take her case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
IRS scams top complaint to Senate Aging Committee fraud hotline for third year in a row
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2018
For the third consecutive year, in 2017, IRS impersonation scams were the top type of scams reported to the Senate Special Committee on Aging’s fraud hotline, according to the committee, which released...
Midterm election results take Medicaid cuts off agenda for Congress, advocates believe
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2018
The outcome of the federal midterm elections makes it less likely that Medicaid funding cuts will be on the agenda for the next Congress, organizations representing senior living operators believe. Concerns...
AHCA/NCAL wants long-term care residents, staff vaccinated against COVID by March 1
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 08, 2020
Governors and public health officials should ensure that residents and employees of long-term care facilities are prioritized before everyone else for COVID-19 vaccination and that they receive both doses...
Fate of medication rule unclear as Trump suspends EPA activity
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2017
The status of a rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency that could force assisted living communities and continuing care retirement communities to take responsibility for managing the disposal...
HUD accepting comments on $15 million supportive services pilot project
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2017
A $15 million, three-year U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development project that will test the ability of an enhanced supportive services model to help elderly residents of affordable housing properties...
21 states where seniors especially could be at risk if Medicaid funding changes
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2017
States that currently offer relatively low levels of home- and community-based services or where the projected increase in older adults aged 85 or more years is high would be among those especially at...
OIG: States still hampered in implementing background checks for long-term care employees
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2019
States continue to be hampered in their ability to fully implement requirements of the National Background Check Program for Long-Term Care Providers, mainly because of a lack of legislative authority...
As $2 trillion Build Back Better Act heads to Senate, senior living industry seeks more
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2021
Characterization of the Build Back Better Act, passed 220-213 by the House of Representatives on Friday morning, varies among industry leaders depending on which areas they are focused on. One point on...
MACPAC: ‘Disturbing’ that most of $15 billion in coronavirus relief for Medicaid providers not released...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2020
Only $2.2 billion of the $15 billion in coronavirus relief funding announced in June for eligible Medicaid providers, including assisted living operators, had been paid to eligible providers as of Sept....