McKnight’s had an article on spending in nursing homes. Nursing home care and home health care were two of the fastest-growing fields of healthcare spending in 2023 according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief. Data shows that overall national health spending increased by 6.2% for the entire year, gross domestic product increased by
McKnights reported the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has been investigating Supportive Care Holdings LLC and its CEO, Joseph Newmark, for alleged billing misconduct between 2019 and 2023. This company offered mental telehealth services to skilled nursing facility residents. Telehealth services have recently become very popular for seniors and
The Times Union reported another fraud case. Contained in that lawsuit are multiple allegations that owner/operator Rozenberg and Hagler submitted misleading or false information to Department of Health regulators related to funding and ownership structures for some of their nursing homes. They ignored and violated laws meant to protect nursing home residents and they pocketed
The Department of Justice settled another nursing home fraud case. The United States and the State of California have reached a $7,084,000 civil settlement with ReNew Health Group LLC, ReNew Health Consulting Services LLC and two corporate executives for knowingly submitting false Medicare Part A claims for nursing home residents. This investigation was prompted by a
Nationally, many nursing homes are owned by groups of out-of-state and unknown investors who have formed limited liability corporations to avoid accountability and operate each of their facilities. The facility owners are affiliated with other for-profit vendors that sell their services — such as management, staffing and resident therapy — to the nursing homes. Such
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