With more than 1 million cases reported in the United States over the last 7 days and cases rising, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued guidance on November 19, 2020 recommending Americans not...more
Summary of Travel Restrictions -
Due to the rising number of cases of COVID-19 throughout the United States, 10 states (Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island and...more
9/16/2020
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Summary of Travel Restrictions -
Due to the rising number of cases of COVID-19 throughout the United States, 10 states (Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island and...more
On October 4, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the biggest overhaul to federal long-term care regulations since 1991, and impacted facilities can immediately take steps to ensure they’re prepared...more
10/25/2016
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On Oct. 4, CMS published the biggest overhaul to federal long-term care regulations since 1991.
The lengthy Final Rule reforms the requirements for long-term care facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS...more
10/10/2016
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On August 15, 2013, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board ("the Board") released updated inventories and need determinations for health service areas across the State. The new need determinations reveal a...more
An Illinois district court jury in United States v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc. recently issued a verdict on February 11, 2013 imposing $28.1 million in civil penalties on the operators of a nursing home. The nursing...more