A federal investigation into UnitedHealth Group’s involvement in nursing home care highlights a dangerous tension that has been building in long term care for years: when financial incentives influence clinical decisions, residents are put at risk. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are demanding greater cooperation from UnitedHealth after reporting and whistleblower accounts raised
Vermont has quietly spent tens of millions of public dollars bailing out nursing homes that cannot keep their doors open without emergency relief. According to recent reporting, the state has issued roughly $38 million in extraordinary financial assistance over the past several years, much of it tied to staffing costs. What was once meant to
Recent investigations in New Jersey have once again exposed the same troubling pattern inside the nursing home industry: severe neglect inside facilities paired with financial practices designed to move public dollars away from resident care. As reports continue to document unsafe conditions, abuse, and understaffing, the legislation that could help regulators and families understand where
The ongoing bankruptcy of Genesis HealthCare shows just how easily corporate nursing home chains can dodge accountability, even after families win hard-fought settlements for injuries and deaths. CBS News and KFF Health News reporting makes it clear: Genesis settled at least 155 lawsuits involving serious harm and wrongful death, often with delayed-payment provisions, and still
Too many skilled nursing facility residents are being misled about their rights, and it’s happening for a very simple reason: money. Recent reports show that some SNFs are telling residents they will lose their Medicare coverage if they leave “against medical advice” or before a certain number of days. That claim is false. Residents are
The bankruptcy of Genesis HealthCare is a devastating reminder of how corporate nursing home chains can harm residents twice — first through neglect, and then again by using the legal system to dodge accountability. Genesis didn’t file for Chapter 11 because it wanted to reorganize operations or improve care. It filed because it owed nearly