Por: The New York Times Health January 19, 2023
Federal regulators said Wednesday that they will begin penalizing nursing homes that give residents a false label of schizophrenia, a practice that many facilities have used to skirt restrictions on antipsychotic drugs, which can be especially dangerous for older people.In the , officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said that facilities inflating the number of residents with schizophrenia could be punished with a lower... + full article
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation January 24, 2023
It was praised as a solution to Florida’s nursing home staffing crisis. Thanks to a state budget provision, employees of long-term care facilities receiving Medicaid funds would earn $15 an hour minimum wage, starting in October. But months later, nursing homes and workers’... + más
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Associated Press USA Politics January 18, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is launching investigations this month into select... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Health December 21, 2022
Fewer than half of all nursing home residents in the United States have received the latest coronavirus vaccine booster shot – and rates among nursing home staff are even worse – raising concerns that vulnerable elderly people face a spike in preventable COVID-19 deaths this... + más
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CNBC USA Health December 16, 2022
U.S. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 15, 2022.Kevin Lamarque ReutersLess than 50% of nursing home residents, one of the country's most vulnerable populations to severe illness... + más
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NBC 6 South Florida USA World December 16, 2022
Kevin Lamarque Reuters U.S. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 15, 2022. data-ellipsis=false> Less than 50% of nursing home residents, one of the country's most vulnerable... + más
MarketWatch USA Business October 22, 2022
Unfortunately, the rules for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care are very complicated and contain many traps for the unwary. Medicaid is the federal-state safety net program for healthcare. Unlike most health insurance, it pays for nursing home care. But to qualify, nursing... + más
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MarketWatch USA Politics October 22, 2022
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