On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 2161, the newest amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), which prohibits employers from discriminating against an employee or applicant based on their...more
Before closing its 2021 session, the Florida Legislature passed several bills that impact health care. The first bill discussed below regarding civil liability became effective on March 29, 2021. The majority of the other...more
On May 6, 2021, in The New York Times, Reed Abelson wrote an article entitled, “Covid Forces Families to Rethink Nursing Care.” Of course, nursing homes are not assisted living facilities; nevertheless, the lessons to be...more
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act (ESLA), permitting employees to take leave for a covered family member’s “personal care.” ...more
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report summarizing activities of State Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs or Units) for fiscal year 2016. The OIG is the...more
Trends & Analysis - ..This issue looks at 18 health care–related qui tam cases that were unsealed in whole or in part in late October through November 2016. ..The cases identified were filed in federal district courts...more
Caring for a special needs child is a big responsibility and can be time-consuming and stressful for the caregiver. It is more than a full-time job; it’s often 24 hours a day, every day. Personal care assistants (PCAs)...more