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    • QUALITY OF CARE—DAB DECISIONS: Medicare accident-hazard rules require pureed meals free of chunks and support immediate-jeopardy penalties
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    Health Law Daily Wrap Up, QUALITY OF CARE—DAB DECISIONS: Medicare accident-hazard rules require pureed meals free of chunks and support immediate-jeopardy penalties, (Nov 12, 2026)

    By Jeffrey H. Brochin, J.D.

    Serving residents chunked food despite pureed-diet orders created foreseeable choking and aspiration risks and supported $37,580 in civil money penalties.

    The HHS Departmental Appeals Board (Board or ALJ) has affirmed CMS’s determination findin ...

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