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Private Equity: Investigation and Enforcement

Med Law Blog

We saw that issue up close last year as the committee considered the role of PE firms in the increase of patients receiving surprise medical bills.” Howell, Constantine Yannelis and Abhinav Gupta positing that their research shows that “PE ownership increases short term mortality of Medicare patients by 10%, in nursing homes”.

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Biden Pledges Better Nursing Home Care, but He Likely Won’t Fast-Track It

Kaiser Health News

President Joe Biden’s top Medicare official suggested Wednesday that forthcoming rules to bolster nursing home staffing won’t be issued under a mechanism, known as interim final rules, that would allow regulations to take effect more or less immediately. 30, amounting to at least 23% of all U.S.

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Health Provider News – February 18, 2022

Hall Render

Aspen University investigation: Students vent frustration amid nursing board probe into private college. ‘I feel extorted:’ Former FMC nurses told to pay $5K after being fired for refusing vaccine. Nursing homes say they’re being price gouged by direct care staffing agencies. Million in Covid Relief.

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Hall Render’s Health Provider News – February 25, 2022

Hall Render

40% of Nursing Home Residents Haven’t Received COVID-19 Boosters, Analysis Finds. No COVID-19 boosters for 70% of nursing home staffs, AARP says. Contract Nurse Agencies Are Making Big Money in the Age of COVID-19. Nursing homes dealing with price gouging from staffing agencies. CALIFORNIA.

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Health Provider News – April 22, 2022

Hall Render

. $1B joint venture sets sights on ASCs, medical office buildings. CMS revises surprise-billing arbitration process. GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. Supreme Court tosses Medicaid work requirement cases. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

health care spending hits $4.5 Million in Retaliation Suit John Muir, Tenet scrap hospital deal after FTC challenge Kaiser to lay off 79 administrative employees Leaning toward big wins in schizophrenia and vaccines, venture group raises new fund of $389 million Madera hospital creditors want to be paid, including CEO. health care spending hits $4.5