Tag: Class Action

Health Policy and Economics

InnovAge Fraud Litigation Expands

A Colorado federal judge last Wednesday certified a class of stockholders in a securities suit against InnovAge (https://www.innovage.com/) alleging the senior health care company made misleading statements in its initial public offering that later caused…

Health Policy and Economics

The Ensign Group Inc. Case Study: Nursing Home Chains Analysis

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, nursing homes across the United States faced daunting challenges. One such example is The Ensign Group Inc., the second largest for-profit chain in the country. A descriptive case…

Health Policy and Economics

Maryland SNF Class Action Suit: Nursing Home Residents Seek Mandatory Inspections

Happy Hump Day! Reg’s Blog is back up and running! Lots of stuff has happened over the past couple of weeks that the site was under construction or should I say, remodeling. I’ll try to…

Assisted Living

Wednesday Feature: Massachusetts Nursing Home Residents Set to Transition to Community Living with $1 Billion Settlement

Happy Hump Day! Last week, the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, Kim Driscoll, announced the settlement of a class action lawsuit filed against the state by six disabled nursing home residents. The suit was filed in…

Health Policy and Economics

Humana, United Health: Class Action Suits over AI use in Coverage Determination

It was only a matter of time before litigation came forward regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in primarily, Medicare Advantage plans, where coverage denials/determinations are at issue. This week, a class action suit…

Assisted Living

Twofer Thursday: Staffing Litigation and a Bit More on Medicare Advantage Plans

Today’s post is a bit of a hybrid. I’m trying to keep up with a bunch of things ranging from policy to economics (Jerome Powell speech today) to some work stuff so I’m combining two…

Health Policy and Economics

SNFs (and others), a (not good) Staffing Litigation Trend to Watch

It seems like I have been writing a lot on staffing issues these past few months, and I have. Staffing along with the current economy, are a Hydra today (two headed serpent), negatively impacting provider…

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