John Pittas, 47, who was ordered by a court to pay his mother's $93,000 nursing home stay in Pennsylvania after she moved to Greece, has filed another appeal with the Pennsylvania's Superior Court which told him he was liable under a "filial support law" that is in 29 states. full story ![]()
Florida welfare officials are proposing a bill that targets Medicaid fraud among patients who hide their assets with family and friends to get the taxpayer-funded program to pay for their nursing home care.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 24 days ago)
MIAMI — Florida welfare officials are proposing a bill that targets Medicaid fraud among patients who hide their assets with family and friends to get the taxpayer-funded program to pay for their nursing home care. read more
staugustine.com (2 months and 24 days ago)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A bill passed by the state Senate Wednesday would place a limit on the amount nursing homes would be forced to pay if sued. The measure explicitly includes nursing homes under the protections of a 2003 law that places limits on medic...
wvgazette.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
A panel of doctors would have to review and approve malpractice lawsuits against nursing homes before they could proceed to court under a bill that has passed the Senate.Click to Continue »
kentucky.com (3 months and 3 days ago)

When the Village Vista Manor nursing home was closed by the state in 2010, Susan Minnich of Manor Township had to scramble.Her mother lived in the nursing home, and Minnich knew how tough it would be to find Mom another bed."I had worked for the [state Public] Welfare Department for many years," Min...
lancasteronline.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
Private pay clients at Bel-Wood Nursing Home should not pay substantially higher rates when they first move into the new Heddington Oaks, Peoria County Board members said at Wednesday’s environmental and health committee meeting.
pjstar.com (1 month and 20 days ago)
The West Virginia Senate is set to vote on a bill limiting the liability that nursing homes can face in potential lawsuits. The bill would explicitly apply the states Medical Professional Liability Act to nursing homes. That 2003 law sets a $500,000 lim...
dailymail.com (2 months and 19 days ago)
The son of a Carbon County nursing home resident who was fatally pushed by another resident April 20 said he learned of the homicide investigation in Thursday's edition of the Standard-Speaker. His mother, Margaret Lechleitner, 85, "fell and hit her hea
standardspeaker.com (15 days ago)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Senate is set to vote on a bill limiting the liability that nursing homes can face in potential lawsuits. The bill would explicitly apply the states Medical Professional Liability Act to nursing homes. That 2003 law s...
wvgazette.com (2 months and 19 days ago)
Q: I got a bill in the mail for 53 cents apparently because I was on a toll road near Raleigh though I didn't know it at the time. I threw the bill away because it seemed so silly. Then my son said they'd take me to court if I didn't pay it. But I threw the bill and the envelope and everything away so I don't know who to contact. Can you help? - A.T., Fayetteville
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