- Home
- » e-Newsletters
Nursing home lobby proposes higher payouts to state
LTC Liability Monitor, February 2, 2005
Legislation to allot a portion of neglect and abuse lawsuit settlements to state Medicaid has been proposed by the Arkansas nursing home industry, the [Little Rock] Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. The Arkansas Health Care Association, the state's main advocate for nursing home owners, has outlined a plan to allow Medicaid to seek reimbursement for coverage it provided to a nursing home resident who successfully sues for negligent care or abuse. Currently, Arkansas Medicaid recoups only the cost of treating the specific problem that led to the complaint.
Critics of the proposal say it will discourage victims of abuse and their families from filing lawsuits out of fear of losing settlement money to Medicaid. They also say it is the nursing home industry's sneaky attempt at tort reform, according to the Democrat-Gazette.
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Catch up on what's new with injections and infusions
- Topic: CMS, OESS post new security compliance review information, checklist
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- QA:Coding multiple initial infusions
- Capturing all necessary codes for IUD insertion and removal can be challenging
- News and briefs: Oklahoma Osteopathic Association against residency bill change
- OB services: Coding inside and outside of the package
- HIPAA Q&A: Level of encryption needed for email
- E-mailed
-
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Catch up on what's new with injections and infusions
- New conflicts of interest create new challenges
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- Q&A tackles coding questions about injections and infusions
- Joint Commission Center announces handoff communication solutions
- Inside best practice: Reduce patient falls with a stoplight
- Identify modifiable risk factors to prevent patient falls
- HIPAA Q&A: Level of encryption needed for email
- Searched