Last week, President Trump signed an executive order designed to peg U.S. drug prices for Medicare recipients to what’s paid in other countries. Here's what the pharmaceutical industry and analysts think about it. #COVID19NC #coronavirusnc #nchealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

NC nursing homes aren't ready for emergencies, said federal regulators. But local DHHS officials pushed back on some parts of the federal report. #nchealth #ncpol #aging northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Federal regulators say as many as nine of 10 people who live in NC nursing homes are at heightened risk of death or injury in emergencies because of life-safety violations. #nchealth #ncpol #aging northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Dentists can be anxiety-inducing, especially for children. Facility animals have helped some to overcome those worries, but new regulations may change that. #nchealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

“Even before COVID, we were having complaints about sterilization and infection control, and as we looked through, it became very difficult to try to enforce,” Brocker said. “There just isn’t much substance in the sterilization rules.” #nchealth #ncnews northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

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Despite increased pace of grants, NC nursing homes risk losing out on penalty dollars

August 20, 2019 by Thomas Goldsmith

Despite increased pace of grants, NC nursing homes risk losing out on penalty dollars - North Carolina Health News

A $31.5 million NC fund made up of fines against nursing homes keeps growing, even as state health officials try to spend it faster for residents’ benefit. But federal regulators tell states to use the money, or face a federal ax.

By Thomas Goldsmith Millions in fines collected from poorly performing nursing homes across the country must by law be spent to improve conditions for long-term care residents. And according to federal regulators, in North Carolina and other states have to spend the money they receive in those fines — or risk losing it. North Carolina’s […]

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Proposed Federal Rule Could Limit Ability to Sue for Nursing Home Harm

August 15, 2017 by Rose Hoban

Proposed Federal Rule Could Limit Ability to Sue for Nursing Home Harm - North Carolina Health News

The rule could to make it harder - or impossible - for nursing home patients and their families to go to court when something bad happens.

By Rose Hoban Cindy Pajak’s voice still shakes with anger when she talks about the end of her mother’s life. Pajak and her sister brought their 87-year-old mom, Ann Flynn, down to North Carolina from Ohio, where another sister had been caring for her. Their mom had dementia and was frail, so Pajak and her […]

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