October 28, 2015
A Florida federal court has extended its stay of a judgment that would end the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' provider agreement with a bankrupt Florida nursing home, finding that the status quo must be maintained during the home's Eleventh Circuit appeal to avoid irreparable harm to the home and its patients.
June 29, 2015
A federal judge on Friday vacated a bankruptcy court's order prohibiting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from terminating its provider agreement with a Florida nursing home, finding that the bankruptcy court lacks jurisdiction to review CMS' decision and that the facility hasn't exhausted its administrative remedies.
April 10, 2015
A nursing home urged a Florida bankruptcy court on Thursday to enforce its Chapter 11 reorganization plan despite a pending appeal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, saying the agency is "placing a financial chokehold" on it in violation of the court's confirmation order.
April 02, 2015
A U.S. bankruptcy court erred in approving the reorganization plan of a Florida nursing home that relies on Medicare payments because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services terminated its provider agreement after discovering dangerous conditions at the facility, the government said in an appeal brief filed Wednesday.
February 03, 2015
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday denied a nursing home's motion to dismiss consolidated appeals challenging its Chapter 11 plan filed by U.S. health care regulators, and denied an emergency motion from the government to stay the bankruptcy plan.
January 30, 2015
A Florida nursing home targeted for lapses in patient care said Thursday that U.S. health regulators' appeal of its Chapter 11 plan should be dismissed, saying the issues presented are moot since the plan has been confirmed and substantially consummated.
January 16, 2015
U.S. health regulators Thursday urged a Florida bankruptcy court to halt the bankruptcy plan for a nursing home that used Chapter 11 to keep from losing federal funding, saying their recent appeal will be moot if the debtor starts paying back creditors.