Sen. Elizabeth Warren intensified her fiery defense of nursing home residents. Senator Warren questioned Genesis HealthCare’s hefty bonus to CEO George Hager. Hager quit after failing the residents during the pandemic. But he took $5.2. million bonus first. The chain has been mismanaged and struggled financially for years. Genesis received about $417 million in state

The Intercept reported on tort reform measures giving liability immunity for nursing home owners and operators. Years of aggressive lobbying and donations have paid off. At least 27 states have implemented liability protections for nursing homes. South Carolina is next unless we speak out. Do nursing homes deserve blanket immunity? The Government Accountability Office released a report

Ownership Matters Vox reported on a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research that proves greed kills. The new study shows nursing home residents die more often when private equity firms acquire nursing homes. As a nursing home attorney, I have seen how large national for-profit chains cut corners, maintain unsafe staffing,

Greed and Incompetence Despite tens of billions of dollars in federal bailout money, the nursing home industry is in serious jeopardy. Mostly because of greed and incompetence. Many are declaring bankruptcy or restructuring. Some are trying to avoid accountability for bleeding the chains dry. “I think that the REIT model is dead,” Robert Hartman, founder

Combating Misinformation “An Arm and a Leg” is a podcast produced by Kaiser Health News and Public Road Productions. Often they combat misinformation regarding health care. In one episode, former health care executive Wendell Potter talks about his transformation from health care executive to health care whistleblower. Here’s a transcript of the episode. Potter spent 2020 publishing