Businesses tend to be quite happy when elections put Republicans in charge of Congress and the White House. But senior living operators would be well advised to temper their giddiness this time, for two...
LCCA will pay $145 million
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John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2016
Life Care Centers of America will pay $145 million to settle rehabilitation-overbilling accusations, the Department of Justice has announced.
A temporary reprieve?
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John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2016
A new federal rule that would have disallowed arbitration agreements during resident admissions has been put on hold, at least for now.
Overtime rule could be put on hold today
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John O'Connor
Nov 22, 2016
Senior living operators hoping for a reprieve against the Labor Department’s new overtime rule might get their wish today. Judge Amos L. Mazzant III, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
Leave skilled care services to skilled care facilities, attorney warns
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John O'Connor
Nov 21, 2016
Assisted living operators can unintentionally invite lawsuits when they deliver care that goes beyond what a state will allow, warns Nancy Reynolds, an attorney with LeClairRyan.
Possible catch-22 identified in right-to-die states
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John O'Connor
Nov 21, 2016
More states are passing right-to-die laws laden with strict eligibility rules that could cause complications for seniors and their caregivers.
Just when you were warming up to Medicaid …
By
John O'Connor
Nov 17, 2016
Medicaid as you have known it is probably going to be changed. And not for the better.
A sleeper issue that soon may affect more senior living organizations
By
John O'Connor
Nov 10, 2016
Much continues to be written and said about Donald Trump’s White House victory. And as so often happens at times like these, another notable development taking place at the same time largely is being...
Careful with those good deeds, or you might get punished
By
John O'Connor
Nov 03, 2016
In Joseph Heller’s satirical novel “Catch-22,” paradoxes keep getting in the in the way. It’s a challenge many senior living operators can relate to.
Arbitration lawsuit presents a tough choice for many operators
By
John O'Connor
Oct 27, 2016
The American Health Care Association is suing the government over a proposed rule that puts an end to arbitration clauses. Whether the lawsuit is a good idea remains to be seen.