Hospitals as business partners? It’s not such a far-fetched notion
By
John O'Connor
Jan 28, 2016
Some will argue that senior living can never replace skilled care when it comes to post-acute care. You’ll be able to recognize them by the strength of their convictions and the shortness of their...
Not such a happy new year on the regulatory front
By
John O'Connor
Jan 07, 2016
Pay attention to these regulatory developments or you may be looking at anything but a happy new year.
First they came for skilled care …
By
John O'Connor
Apr 29, 2021
Did you hear that Humana will pay $5.7 billion to wrest control of Kindred at Home? Of course you didn’t. That’s a home care issue, not senior living. It’s hardly the kind of news that might affect...
Praise for Price might be short-lived
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2016
Businesses tend to be quite happy when elections put Republicans in charge of Congress and the White House. But senior living operators would be well advised to temper their giddiness this time, for two...
A very troubling $56 billion question
By
John O'Connor
Jul 08, 2021
Considering some of the alternatives, I’m far from convinced that bankrupting Medicare for the sake of Aduhelm would be money well spent.
Make Medicare bigger? First let’s make it better
By
John O'Connor
Feb 28, 2019
Democratic lawmakers introduced Medicare-for-all legislation in the House Wednesday. Talk about a case of pick-your-poison.