Valeant in the hot seat at Senate committee hearing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and its pricing practices were the focus of an April 27 hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
President’s clemency order in $205 million case sends message that assisted living fraud is OK, former...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2020
President Trump’s commutation of the 35-year prison sentence of a woman convicted of orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved assisted living facility owners and operators “may...
Physician ordered to pay $9.5 million in restitution in home health fraud case
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 23, 2020
A Texas physician has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $9.5 million in restitution for her role in a multi-million Medicare fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice.
Business briefs for Monday, April 13
Apr 13, 2020
CMS proposes 2.3% Medicare increase for 2021 … Welltower and HCR ManorCare founder Fritz Wolfe dies … NIC MAP: Senior living occupancy falls slightly in first quarter … BMO Harris provides $12.3M...
California Medicare Advantage plan launches in-home COVID-19 vaccination program
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 27, 2021
On Monday, paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) began fanning out across Los Angeles County, vaccinating homebound seniors.
Actinic keratosis diagnosed in almost one-third of older adults
Aug 16, 2022
The authors say htat increased use of topical fluorouracil may be warranted.
Choose Home bill draws swift rebuke from nursing home, assisted living providers
By
Liza Berger
Jul 30, 2021
While home care providers were thrilled by the introduction of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 on Thursday, not all of healthcare was pleased.
Home health agency could have received more than $479K in Medicare overpayments: OIG
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 04, 2021
A Virginia home health agency received overpayment of at least $479,000, according to the recently released results of an audit by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
Bipartisan legislation would extend sequestration cut suspension
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 07, 2020
Legislation introduced last week would extend the suspension of the 2% sequestration cut on the Medicare fee-for-service payment that has been in effect since 2011 for the length of the public emergency...
Many U.S. adults report pandemic-related sleep disturbances
Jan 03, 2022
Overall, 56% of respondents have experienced “COVID-somnia” sleep disturbances; this number was slightly higher among younger people versus older adults.