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Medicaid Paying Some Nursing Home Legal Fees

Cedar Rapids, Iowa - nursing homes in Iowa and assisted living centers serve more than 40,000 Iowans. When one of these nursing homes hiring a lawyer to fight against allegations of abuse or neglect, did you know your taxes often end up paying the bill? A survey shows that Eastern Iowa nursing homes sought reimbursement for Medicaid more than $ 2.2 million in legal fees and accounting and professional services in 2010. Medicaid pays for legal fees, even if a nursing home loses appeal citation or prosecution - a fact that disturbs a Cedar Rapids woman. From a young age, Marlys Ingles acted as the eyes for her mother and father. Both were blind. “I always felt very protective of my parents. I think you have a different relationship with your parents when they have disabilities.” When Ingles’ mother, Darlene Hart, died on Dec. 30, 2005, at Crestview Acres Nursing Home in Marion, Ingles wanted to find out what happened. State inspectors learned that Hart suffered a heart attack and staff failed to perform CPR as instructed by Hart and her doctor. Ingles decided to sue the nursing home. Steve Ackerson’s trade group represents more than 300 Iowa nursing homes. He says Medicaid officials view legal costs as a small, but necessary, part of a nursing home’s expenses. “They understand the need to have representation. They know it is part of doing business with Medicaid and Medicare to have, you know, representation from a legal counsel, so it’s just routine costs.” The Department of Human Service drafted a proposal in late 2009 or early 2010 that would have revised the Iowa code section dealing with reimbursement of legal fees by nursing homes. The rules change would have forbidden reimbursement for legal fees when a nursing home loses a criminal or state civil action or when the state succeeds in suspending or revoking a nursing home’s license. What more do you want to learn? Keep it simple.

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