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The Pathology (and Politics) of Liability Shields

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First, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are seeing large numbers of suits , particularly for failures in infection control. It also questions whether shields reflect good public policy and suggests some of the politics that seemed to drive the legislators that voted for them. Of course, there are always exceptions.

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Health Provider News – June 10, 2022

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Report: Mesa nursing home fined $500 after negligence leads to resident’s death. Medical malpractice trends in Northwest Arkansas. Unity Health first hospital in state to launch NaloxHome to reduce overdose deaths. 2 nurses, physician stabbed at California hospital. . Arkansas receives second $786.6 CALIFORNIA.

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NATIONAL AHA, AHCA warn CMS against unfunded nursing home staffing mandates AHA to Congress: Funding rural hospitals is critical for access AHA-supported bill to aid small rural hospitals reintroduced in Senate Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency CVS-branded hospitals?

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NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

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in federal funds will allow CT colleges to hire more nursing instructors, provide student tuition support Connecticut hospital expenses $3.5B Billion in Unpaid Care to Loved Ones Proposed bill aims to address ‘truth in advertising’ by Connecticut health care providers Shuttered nursing home in Wallingford sells for $1.6M