A $6M Settlement Will End State Attorney General’s Legal Battle over Marketing Claims by PA SNF
A six-year court battle waged by the state attorney general’s office over what it claimed was misleading marketing by a Pennsylvania skilled nursing facility chain is ending with a $6…
Read More »Massachusetts Hospital Hit with a Class Action Lawsuit after Paying Ransomware Attackers for Stolen Data
A Massachusetts hospital is facing a class-action lawsuit after a ransomware attack in February 2021 that impacted over 35,000 individuals and put personally identifiable information (PII) in jeopardy. The class-action…
Read More »Seven Nursing Facilities that Evacuated to Warehouse Ahead of Hurricane Ida Have Licenses Revoked
As follow up to information previously released by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) regarding findings against seven nursing homes in Louisiana, on September 7, 2021, LDH officials alerted the…
Read More »Home Health Agency Operator to Pay $17 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Kickback Allegations
A New Jersey home health agency (HHA) operator has agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks through the purchase…
Read More »President Biden Implements National Strategy to Combat COVID-19
President Biden announced the implementation of a six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy using the science-based approach used to combat previous variants of COVID-19. The six prong plan includes the following: 1….
Read More »Louisiana Health Officials State Implementation of Emergency Plan was the Problem in Evacuation of 7 Nursing Homes
Louisiana state officials have launched an investigation after the death of six residents who were evacuated to a warehouse before Hurricane Ida hit southeast Louisiana. The deaths have not been…
Read More »Kansas Made Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations after Beneficiaries’ Deaths
An Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit discovered that Kansas made at least $18.2 million in unallowable payments to Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) on behalf of deceased beneficiaries. Previous…
Read More »Lawsuit Filed against a Medical Group for Cyberattack That May Have Compromised Patient Data
Two patients have filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status against a medical group after the physician’s group announced that it would be notifying 600,000 patients that their personal information may…
Read More »ANA Urges HHS to Declare Nurse Staffing a National Crisis
The American Nurses Association (ANA) urges the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to declare the current and unsustainable nurse staffing shortage facing our country a national crisis….
Read More »Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Florida Assisted Living Facility
The family of a 100-year-old woman who died “cold and alone” on Christmas morning 2020, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Florida assisted living facility where she resided….
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