Nominee for Ambassador to Hungary Co-Owns a Nursing Home That’s Suing the Trump Administration Over Medicare Payments
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A nursing home co-owned by a Trump ambassador nominee is suing the administration over Medicare payments.
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If you receive Medicare or have a family member in a nursing home, this potential conflict of interest could affect reimbursement rates and facility care standards.
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President Trump's nominee for ambassador to Hungary, nursing home owner Benjamin Landa, co-owns Pinnacle Multicare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which is now suing the Trump administration after the HHS inspector general's office determined the facility received at least $31.2 million in Medicare overpayments. The audit found Pinnacle violated CMS billing requirements in 99 of 100 claims reviewed, including billing for therapies patients didn't need. Pinnacle's lawsuit, filed February 26 in federal court, seeks to block government collection efforts and names HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz as defendants; a federal judge has already denied the facility's request for a temporary restraining order. Landa, who owns interests in more than 100 nursing homes across eight states, is also facing separate litigation from New York Attorney General Letitia James over alleged fraud and resident neglect at two other facilities. His attorney says the Medicare issues stem from COVID-era decisions that prioritized patient care.
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