Average life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2020. A new study published in The BMJ found between 2018 and 2020, the decrease in average life expectancy at birth in the U.S. was roughly 1.9 years. This is horrible compared to other high-income countries. In fact, the decrease is 8.5 times larger than the
A federal court in Texas dismissed a frivolous lawsuit by 117 hospital employees. The employees believe they have certain rights to refuse a workplace vaccination requirement. Judge Lynn N. Hughes, a Reagan appointee, said Plaintiffs had no case. Houston Methodist suspended 178 employees who refuse the vaccine requirement. Plaintiffs “misconstrued” the law and “misrepresented the
Darlene Weaver died in June 2017. Her children filed a lawsuit against the Timely Mission Nursing Home. The family contends the neglect and recklessness caused her death. The lawsuit accused the facility of failing to provide care, preventing falls, negligent hiring, inadequate training, and covering up adult abuse. The nursing home’s failure to provide proper
Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to low-income children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Eighty million people are covered by Medicaid coverage. This is more than ever before in the history of the program. Medicaid long-term care benefits pay for nursing home care. However, the federal government may grant “waivers”
Medical Malpractice Lawyer Most people think that medical malpractice lawsuits are rare. In the U.S., over 100,000 medical malpractice payments are dispersed to victims and their families. Most victims of medical malpractice are afraid that if they file a claim, it will be rejected. As a medical malpractice lawyer in Kansas City, MO from a
Quality of Care Newsday had a remarkable article about how the pandemic revealed the pre-existing problems in the nursing home industry. Short-staffing, poor infection control, and high turnover rates for caregivers lead to neglect, abuse, and wrongful death. The article states nursing home residents account for less than half-of-1-percent of the U.S. population but roughly
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