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Jim RosicaNovember 29, 2017

A member of the Constitution Revision Commission says he’s become the victim of a “smear campaign” after proposing a constitutional amendment creating a “bill of rights” for nursing home and assisted living facility residents. On Wednesday, Conwell Hooper, head of an Atlanta-based group called the American Senior Alliance, issued a press release that he had […]

Guest AuthorNovember 16, 2017

The Florida Health Care Association (FHCA), a nursing home industry trade association, recently attacked my proposed “Resident’s Bill of Rights” amendment to the state constitution saying that it does not belong there, that it “weakens protections for residents,” and that it is “glaringly bad.” Unfortunately, they offered nothing in the way of evidence to support these claims and […]

Ana CeballosNovember 15, 2017

As the administration of Gov. Rick Scott appeals a court decision against its emergency generator rule, a court ordered Tuesday that the rule — and its deadlines — remain in effect as that process continues. The one-page court order clarified that nursing homes and assisted-living facilities need to meet the rule’s Nov. 15 deadline that […]

Ana CeballosNovember 10, 2017

A day after the Agency for Health Care Administration was criticized for erroneously claiming in a press release that five nursing home facilities had not met a key deadline in Gov. Rick Scott’s emergency generator rule, the agency said it prompted an “excellent result” with facilities submitting their information. The Florida Health Care Association, though, […]

Jim RosicaNovember 8, 2017

In an acutely personal attack, the head of a nursing-home advocacy group slammed a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a “nursing home and assisted living facility residents’ bill of rights.” The Florida Health Care Association’s Emmett Reed, this week called the amendment, filed by Constitution Revision Commissioner Brecht Heuchan, “glaringly bad.” Reed’s organization advocates […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2017

Since the dawn of time, trial lawyers and medical groups have been at war, locked in a battle over legislation to give one an advantage over the other. Nearly everyone in The Process knows this, and it’s not likely to change anytime soon. What’s not widely known are the direct ties between certain so-called “patient […]

Staff ReportsOctober 10, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday directed state agencies to “immediately begin the formal rulemaking process to permanently enact a rule requiring emergency generators at assisted living facilities (ALFs) and nursing homes.” His edict went to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and the Department of Elder Affairs. “An emergency rule adopted Sept. 16 requires all ALFs and nursing […]

Scott PowersSeptember 14, 2017

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will make beds in VA facilities available to residents of Florida nursing homes that have no power, Sen. Bill Nelson said Thursday. Nelson said he saw that the VA had done so with refugees from the U.S. Virgin Islands, accepting them into the VA hospital at Puerto Rico, and […]

Guest AuthorApril 10, 2017

In an effort to protect their turf, the health plans behind Florida’s managed care program for Medicaid recipients keep saying they help many older Floridians move from nursing homes to live in community settings. What they fail to tell you is that these elders are just a small fraction of nursing home residents – the […]

Drew WilsonMarch 29, 2017

The Florida Health Care Association said the removing skilled nursing centers from managed care would save taxpayers $68 million a year, a far cry from the $200 million cost claimed by the Agency for Health Care Administration. The carve-out is contained in SB 682, a bill by Republican Sen. Kelli Stargel FHCA Director of Reimbursement […]

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Brecht Heuchan says ethics complaint is part of ‘smear campaign

Brecht Heuchan: FHCA ‘wrong on all’ counts

Nursing home generator mandate, sanctions remain in effect

After generator rule deadline passes, AHCA’s tactic draws confusion

Nursing home group denounces proposed residents’ ‘bill of rights’

Pulling back the curtain on “Families for Better Care”

Rick Scott wants generators required at nursing homes

VA hospitals to take in nursing home residents, Bill Nelson says

Emmett Reed: Who best entrusted with senior care – caregivers or insurers?

FHCA says skilled nursing center carve-out would save taxpayers millions