Tag: CMS

Federal court sides with Kobach, halts rule giving Obamacare to illegals
A federal court recently halted a rule that would have provided so-called “Obamacare” health plans to illegal immigrants. According to…

Texas attorney general suing feds over new nursing home rules impacting Kansas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over a new rule nursing home…

SCOTUS to hear arguments on OSHA mandate injunction
Late last week the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals removed a stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate via OSHA for…

Families explain devastating impact of disallowing nursing home visitors
Federal strings attached to nursing home funding required Kansas long-term facilities to shutter residents and lock visitors out during the…

Kelly admin won’t respond to pervasive problems at long-term care facilities
(editor’s note: the story has been updated to include a quote from KDADS that was provided after publication) The problems…

State of Kansas “encourages” nursing homes to accept COVID patients
Despite having the most vulnerable population to COVID-19, the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services and the Kansas Department…