The Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act was introduced on June 11th by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA). This bill is meant to “root out corporate greed and private equity abuse” inside nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health agencies, hospices, and other “healthcare entities.” This bill is the latest effort to
The nation’s gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services produced in the U.S., expanded at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.8% in the April-to-June period. The new data raises confidence the economy has achieved a “soft landing” — healthy economic growth alongside cooling inflation. Consumer spending is the backbone of the U.S. economy. It
Sepsis is a condition where the body responds improperly to an infection, and this often occurs in neglected vulnerable adults. A new study, published by JAMA Internal Medicine, found that people who are believed to have sepsis who take piperacillin-tazobactam (Zosyn) and vancomycin have a 5% higher absolute morality rate at 90 days compared to those
The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported the tragic case of a wheelchair-bound vulnerable adult was locked outside of the Dubuque Specialty Care nursing home all night. The incident began when the resident became upset with the new policy that prevented residents from smoking anywhere outside the building. The man reportedly told the staff, “I’m getting the
A 2021 LAist investigation for a nursing home chain has finally reached a settlement of $7 million over allegations of falsely billing the government for Medicare during a COVID waiver program. To free up some hospital beds during the pandemic, the federal government waived the requirement for nursing home residents to have been hospitalized for
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