Should Medicaid Dictate Who Receives Medical Treatment?
An anticipated decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals may alter the way medical treatment is dispensed for Medicaid recipients. Under the current system, Medicaid recipients are entitled to receive 'medically necessary' treatment as prescribed by their physician. In cases of disabled or handicapped people this frequently means home nursing care by a CNA or therapist. The case pending before the 11th Circuit involves Anna Moore, a 14-year-old Georgia girl, who suffers from a seizure disorder since birth. Because of her ongoing risk of stroke and breathing problems, Anna's physician prescribed round-the-clock nursing care. Despite the medical order from...
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Michigan Court Dismisses Charges Against Nursing Home Workers Playing With A Corpse
Criminal charges were dismissed against three employees at Cherrywood Nursing and Living Center in Sterling, Michigan. The Michigan Court of Appeals dismissed the misdemeanor patient abuse charges that the employees were originally charged with. The court reasoned that the deceased nursing home resident could not be categorized as a patient because she was dead. In 2004, the nursing home employees were ordered to get the body of a deceased nursing home resident ready for transport to a funeral home. The threesome told the corpse to 'wake up' and took photographs of each other with the corpse. Read more about this...
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