Trans Healthcare Inc. has been hit with a $1.1 billion verdict in a negligence case filed in 2009 at a Florida nursing home it says it hasn’t operated since 2004, reports The Ledger. A Polk County jury awarded $110 million in compensatory damages and a whopping $1 billion in punitive damages for the 2009 lawsuit […]
Ungaretti & Harris
The senior care industry can expect increased Medicare fraud scrutiny in the next couple years as the Obama administration seeks to recoup program dollars to help fund health insurance coverage expansion, according to a senior member of a law firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. “[Because of] healthcare reform, President Obama will try to find any Medicare […]
Senior care providers will play a vital role in reducing Medicare costs through coordinated care initiatives, say two healthcare lawyers, and partnerships will be crucial for survival. “Going it alone will no longer be a viable long-term strategy,” said John Durso, JD, partner at law firm Ungaretti & Harris, at a Life Services Network session […]
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