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Nursing homes are gearing up to fight a plan that could result in what they say are widely varied Medicaid reimbursement rates. Its part of a legislative…
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A panel appointed by Governor Rick Scott is sifting through a pile of applicants hoping to receive the state’s nursing home Gold Seal Award.The Gold Seal…
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Governor Rick Scott signed more than 90 bills into law Friday. It includes a bill banning the sale of e-cigarettes to minors as well as a controversial…
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A years-long effort to revamp the rules for nursing home lawsuits is now before the Governor to sign, veto or let become law without his signature. The…
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A years-long effort to revamp the rules for nursing home lawsuits could get a green light this year. Organizations that have historically opposed nursing…
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A bill that passed its first Senate hearing today aims to limit which parties can be brought to court in nursing home disputes. Nursing home residents…
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The U.S. Justice Department is suing the state of Florida over hundreds of medically fragile children living in nursing homes. In the suit filed on…
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Low-income seniors living in and around Orlando will be the first entrants into the state’s Medicaid managed care program.The state will begin an outreach…
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A measure allowing certain hospitals and nursing homes to bypass state rules to fill what they’re saying is an immediate need passed the Florida House…
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A bill that would allow certain Florida nursing homes to bypass state rules to create new nursing home beds has cleared another committee. But, the…