On July 13, 2015, CMS issued a proposed rule to reform the requirements for long term care facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid. The 400-page proposed rule recommends the biggest overhaul to nursing home...more
On August 8, 2014, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) issued a three-page memo to long term care nursing home providers clarifying several issues regarding participation in the Medicare/Medicaid...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