Nursing home abuse lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that the United States federal government recently filed a lawsuit against pharmacy company PharMerica over allegations that it is dispensing medications to senior citizens without prescriptions. The company is also accused of submitting false claims to Medicare for these prescriptions. PharMerica provides an array of drugs …
Nursing home negligence lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that, according to information obtained from ProPublica, the states with the highest number of average serious deficiencies per home are Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, and South Carolina. Texas has the highest number of total serious deficiencies. ProPublica collected information from Medicare and Medicaid inspections from the past …
TheBoston Globe recently published tips for selecting a good nursing home. Our Illinois nursing home abuse attorneys know just how important it is to select a safe home so that you or your loved one is in safe and capable hands at all times. Obviously, the competency of medical care is one of the most …
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The re-election of President Obama illuminated a country that is divided; not only on social issues, such as abortion and marriage rights, but on healthcare reform and federal deficit plans as well. GOP candidate Mitt Romney ran on a platform calling for the full repeal of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and …
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Florida seniors’ Medicare-funded nursing home care will face new $60.5 million payment reductions, according to a recent news report. These cuts are part of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012m which was passed earlier this year. The nursing homes or skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that are facing the biggest Medicare …
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Nursing home lawyers at Pintas & Mullins announce that a judge recently ordered that physically improving is not required to have Medicare pay for certain therapies. Previous Medicare regulation required seniors to demonstrate that their conditions were improving in order to receive government assistance. The same stipulations were required for other types of skilled care, …
Senior abuse and neglect lawyers at Pintas & Mullins recently reported about changes in Wisconsin tort reform laws that prohibit plaintiffs from using state investigation reports in court. Victims of abuse and neglect are also facing major hurdles in obtaining justice for their suffering, as nursing home employees are increasingly failing to report injuries and …
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