A $60 million lawsuit alleging understaffing and fraudulent billing at 45 senior living communities in North Carolina “is an erroneous interpretation of Medicaid reimbursement in the state,”...
Advocates ‘appalled’ as CMS again says it will not cover monoclonal antibody treatments for Alzheimer’s
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 24, 2023
Advocates of those living with Alzheimer’s disease are expressing disappointment that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday rejected a request to expand its coverage of monoclonal...
CMS announces Alzheimer’s drug coverage policy, but ‘the devil is in the details,’ experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 01, 2023
A Thursday announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding coverage of Alzheimer’s drugs is being met with skepticism by some industry advocates who say that “the devil is in...
Lawmakers turn up heat on CMS to expand access to Alzheimer’s treatments
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2023
Medicare needs to reconsider its national coverage decision on FDA-approved Alzheimer’s drug treatments, bipartisan members of the House told Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita...
More news for Monday, Nov. 7
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 07, 2022
HUD opens 5th round of COVID supplemental payments, reduces reimbursements for senior housing … Front Porch expands memory care programs to meet increasing demand … Active adult data now available...
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Dec 19, 2016
CMS announces Medicare-Medicaid ACO model … Frequent sauna bathing protects men against dementia … Researchers combat antimicrobial resistance using smartphones … The growing need for...
Bake sale-supported nursing home turns to assisted living to survive
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 05, 2024
A Rhode Island nursing home that had turned to a grassroots funding campaign that included a resident-run bake sale to avoid closure is reworking one of its floors into a memory-care focused assisted...
More news for Wednesday, Feb. 22
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2023
Congressman tells AG Garland that Esformes case is ‘political’ … FHCA unveils 2023 legislative priorities … Medicare advisers suggest tweak to coverage process for Alzheimer’s drugs … Schumer...
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Apr 06, 2017
Governors’ proposed budgets for FY 2018: Focus on Medicaid and other health priorities … To help ward off Alzheimer’s, think before you eat … ‘This is serious neglect,’...
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May 02, 2017
GAO testifies on Medicaid personal care services … Two will stand trial in death of resident with Alzheimer’s … For two college students, saying goodbye won’t be easy after a year...