On Thursday, May 23, the American Health Care Association filed a suit against against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for exceeding their statutory authority and arbitrarily and capriciously issuing the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities final rule. The lawsuit asks the court to issue an order and judgment setting aside the new staffing requirements that were finalized by CMS on May 10.
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) secured an agreement with a nursing facility company that has resulted in a $7.85 million dollar settlement. The DOJ case notes examples of facility staff disenrolling residents from Medicare Advantage (MA) plans back to Original Medicare without the resident’s consent. As part of the settlement agreement the nursing facility organization was required to admit to the specifics of the violations.
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Join WHCA/WiCAL Director of Development Jena Jackson and Prime Partner von Briesen & Roper, s.c. for a Facebook Live to discuss the new Legal Hotline, a new benefit exclusive to WHCA/WiCAL members.
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