The case Khatabi v. Car Auto Holdings LLC arose from allegations made by the plaintiff of sexual harassment and unpaid minimum wages at the car dealership where she worked. The woman claimed her supervisor and colleagues at Car Auto Holdings made several lewd comments. She was called “hot for an 18-year-old,” told to hand out
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently told the nursing home industry that more relief from so-called red tape is coming. While the industry may view news of further deregulation as a win after years of playing the victim, they should be careful what they wish for. Everyone suffers when regulations are stripped, not just residents.
Medicare insurers have widely varying rejection rates for patients seeking nursing-home stays. This is also true for long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, according to two new reports from the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services. Among the most likely to initially refuse access to the costly facilities are Medicare insurers with
The American Prospect had an interesting article about the incredibly profitable insurance industry. If not for the power of insurance float, the empire of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway would not exist. Insurance float is the profit earned in the period of time between collecting premiums and before payouts to clients. The longer they delay paying
Medicare changed the rules for paying skilled nursing facilities in hopes of reducing waste, fraud, and abuse. Instead of rewarding therapy volume, the new payment model placed more weight on patient diagnoses and clinical complexity. That was the intent. A recent Forbes piece highlights what happened next: facilities began coding residents as having more illnesses
For any attorney who makes a living lying through their cases or embezzling money—you’re in luck. Slate reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi was working to make your life much easier. As of last week, Bondi has been quietly working with the DOJ to revoke state bars’ rights to investigate fraudulent lawyers. This means that