Lauren Ellerman

There is an article in McKnight’s today: Another bill that would prohibit pre-admission arbitration clauses panned by nursing home operatorsMarch 02 2009U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) on Friday re-introduced a bill that would prohibit nursing home and assisted living operators from including pre-dispute arbitration clauses in their admissions contracts. Providers…

Let me guess… Someone just told your family that (1) nursing home is $6000 a month; (2) you have to spend your own money before you can qualify for Medicaid; (3) if you spend your Money incorerctly, you may not qualify for Medicaid.WELL – HERE IS MY ADVICE. Find a…

Dan wrote an article yesterday on the last minute Bush Administration change that made nursing home federal investigators “employees” such that they cannot testify in civil suits.Think Dan was making it up? Watch this.msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a…

I am tired this morning – for one reason. I stayed up to watch the OSCARS. For an East Coast girl on a Sunday night, this requires dedication.I cheered for my favorite movies, actors etc – and over the course of the evening, I became obsessed with something not connected…

Wow – opened today’s Wall Street Journal and read a scary article about horrific surgical incidents. What do I mean? Well – imagine sparks from surgical tools starting a fire that consumes gowns, drapes and beds within seconds.Sounds like a terrible movie – but apparently it does occur. How much?…