President Biden says the Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare. Republicans protest from their seats despite it being their plan for years.
Hospice providers nationally are under attack for allegedly using unscrupulous business methods. A New Jersey company pressured nursing home staff to refer ineligible patients to hospice care. They were told to exaggerate their conditions to defraud the government, a federal whistleblower lawsuit alleges. Sherri McDermott was a nurse who worked for hospice company Life Source Services for
Demographics According to the 2020 U.S Census, people aged 65 and over comprise 16.8% of the country’s population. 70% of people currently age 65 or older will need some kind of long-term care, according to the federal government. However, there are only 1.7 million nursing home beds in 15,600 facilities, according to the Centers for
Whistleblower Settlement The IndyStar reported on a $5.5 million settlement over allegations of false claims and Medicare fraud. American Senior Communities LLC (ASC) is a private company that operates dozens of nursing homes owned by Health & Hospital Corp. of Marion County. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Indiana announced the settlement.
Every year, tens of thousands of people enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans are denied necessary care that should be covered under the program. A government watchdog report found private Medicare plans routinely rejected claims that should have been paid. These plans often denied services that were medically necessary. Not only are many seeing managed
Future Funding LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan recently said if Congress fails to pass Biden’s Build Back Better plan, it would be “one of their greatest failures ever” and would have “catastrophic human consequences” for older adults and their families. She believes the bill needs to include an expansion of home- and community-based