NJ Man Pleads Guilty in Massive Ponzi Scheme
Jonathan Rosenberg pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud in addition to a complex and lucrative Ponzi scheme. Rosenberg is required to pay back the $148,251,859 that his ...
Pennsylvania Ups Punitive Actions Against Nursing Homes in 2015
Pennsylvania’s Department of Health put at least 19 nursing homes’ licenses on provisional status and issued at least 32 fines in 2015. These steps follow a lawsuit in which many ...
Hybrid Long-Term Care Policies Becoming More Popular
Since 2008, hybrid long-term care policies have been on the rise in popularity due to the flexible nature of these plans. Those who wish to avoid stand-alone policies due to rising ...
Nursing Home Compare to Introduce Six New Rating Categories
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials announced that six new quality categories and measures will be introduced to better indicate the services offered by nursing ...
Over $3 Billion Wasted in Cancer Drugs Yearly
A recent study performed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center indicates that Medicare wastes over $3 billion every year on cancer medications that get thrown away. Due to inconvenient ...
Witnesses Afraid to Testify Against Shkreli in Securities Fraud Case
Pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli is under investigation for securities fraud within the pharmaceutical industry. However, according to prosecutors, several witnesses are afraid ...
Iowa Does Not Pass Bill Requiring Dementia Training in Nursing Home Staff
Iowa legislators have decided not to review a bill that would require all nursing home staff and administrators serving patients with Dementia and Alzheimers to undergo specific training ...
Healthcare Leadership Council Releases Six Reform Ideas to Improve Health Care
The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), in cooperation with the National Opinion Research Center, announced six key areas in the current healthcare program that need reforming. Each ...
Revised Rule Means Providers Must Report Medicare Overpayment in Last Six Years
The CMS has finalized a rule that dictates health providers must report Medicare overpayment for the previous six years. When the rule was initially introduced, it required providers ...
Federal Waiver Needed to Switch Iowa Medicaid Patients to Private Care
Iowa Governor Branstad introduced a plan that would switch 560,000 Medicaid patients in Iowa to privately managed care plans. However, the state is currently waiting for a waiver to ...