News Roundup – June 22, 2021

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Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic.  The AP reported "Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared…

Medicaid: A Joint Federal-State Program

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In Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assn., 496 U.S. 498 (1990), the Supreme Court stated: Medicaid is a cooperative federal-state program…

Medicaid: Standard of Review in Appellate Cases & Interpretation of Statutes, Regulations and Manuals

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In Georgia Department of Community Health v. Medders, 292 Ga. App. 439, 2008 Ga. App. LEXIS 804 (2008) the Court…

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Tenncare Estate Recovery, New Statute of Limitations

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TCA 30-2-310 was amended effective April 7, 2021. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 30-2-310, is amended by adding the following as…

News Roundup – June 17, 2021

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds the Affordable Care Act in California v. Texas, a decision issued on June 17, 2021. "For…

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was officially June 15, 2021, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be aware of it…

Arbitration: In Pending Case Before Georgia Supreme Court, Nursing Home Seeks to Compel Arbitration

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On the Georgia Supreme Court's Argument Calendar for May 18, 2021 is Clinch Healthcare Center Et. Al. v. Fountain, As…

Construction of Contracts, Meaning and Enforcement

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“The construction of a contract is a question of law for the court.” O.C.G.A. § 13-2-1. The cardinal rule of…

Summary Judgment, Sample Language on the Standard in a Georgia Case

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The following language was used in a contract dispute where a Motion for Summary Judgment was filed in Superior Court:…

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Caregiver child exception to penalty on transfer of the home

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The general rule under 42 U.S. Code § 1396p(c)(1) is that any transfer for less than fair market value results…