Monday, July 17, 2006

Exempting Certain Nursing Home Residents From Citizenship Documentation Requirement, USA. The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) today praised the Bush Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for exempting millions of the most vulnerable Medicaid recipients fro [click link for full article] [Health News from Medical News Today] 11:04:56 AM    comment [] Demonstration Project Allows Insurers To Offer HSA-like Options To Medicare Beneficiaries. CMS on Monday announced a demonstration project that will allow insurers to offer Medicare beneficiaries health plans with components similar to health savings accounts, The Hill reports. [click link for full article] [Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare News From Medical News Today] 11:04:46 AM    comment [] Erin Brockovich Files 8 Medicare Actions Against Long-Term Care Facilities. LOS ANGELES - Erin Brockovich, famous for filing a class action against a utility company in California for violations of environmental statutes, has filed eight complaints against hospitals and convalescent homes under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act for their failure to reimburse Medicare for services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries for injuries caused by the facilities themselves (Erin Brockovich, on behalf of the United States of America, v. Tenet Healthcare Corp., et al., No. BC353406, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co., Central Dist.; Erin Brockovich, on behalf of the United States of America, v. Promise Healthcare Inc., et al., No. BC353412, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co., Central Dist.; Erin Brockovich, on behalf of the United States of America, v. Catholic Healthcare West, et al., No. BC353413, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co., Central Dist.; Erin Brockovich, on behalf of the United States of America, v. Adventist Health, a/k/a Adventist Health System West, et al., No. BC353398, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co., Central Dist.; Erin Brockovich, on behalf of the United States of America, v. Kindred Healthcare Inc., et al., No. BC353399, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co., Central Dist.; Erin Brockovich, on behalf of the United States of America, v. Mariner Health Care Inc., et al., No. BC353405, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co., Central Dist.; Erin Brockovich, on behalf of the United States of America, v. Longwood Management Corp., et al., No. BC353404, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co., Central Dist.; Erin Brockovich, on behalf of the United States of America, v. Country Villa Service Corp., et al., No. BC353403, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co., Central Dist.). Full story on lexis.com [LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Nursing Home Liability Legal News] 11:04:32 AM    comment [] Former Waco Mayor arrested at a local nursing home KCEN-TV - Eddy,TX,USA A lawyer and former Waco Mayor says she was arrested at a local nursing home because she wasn't about to leave her mother there alone. ... 10:54:39 AM    comment []

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