Fitch Ratings revises outlook for Broadmead to stable from positive … Fitch Ratings affirms Forest at Duke at BBB-; outlook stable … $17 minimum wage would cost 1.4 million jobs, run up Medicare tab:...
Racial and ethnic disparities seen in use of hospice
Dec 18, 2023
Older age was associated with lower odds of short length of stay in those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
National health spending reached $45 trillion in 2022, or $13,493 per person, according to an analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published Wednesday...
New poll finds older Americans believe Medicare should cover weight-loss drugs
Dec 13, 2023
A 2003 law currently prohibits Medicare from covering medications specifically for weight loss. The poll was among those aged 50 to 80.
Compassus scores Gold in Quality category for tool to reduce hospitalizations
By
Foster Stubbs
Dec 06, 2023
With their home health virtual care product, Compassus aims to reduce rehospitalizations among Medicare recipients. The innovation earned the company Gold in the Quality category in the Home Care track...
The needs of middle-class Americans over 55 often go unmet: SCEPA
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2023
Many adults aged 55 and older who have difficulty with daily and instrumental activities aren’t getting the help they need, research associate Jessica Forden of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy...
AI-shortened nursing home stays fuel drive for potential class action suit against insurer
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 17, 2023
The nation’s largest insurer is illegally using AI to wrongfully force seniors from nursing homes, a potential class action lawsuit alleges.
Business briefs, Nov. 17
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2023
Life Care Services captures top scores in J.D. Power’s 2023 Senior Living Satisfaction Study … New nursing home ownership transparency rule draws mixed reaction from providers, owners … Long-term...
Senators weighed permanent telehealth access for Medicare beneficiaries in hearing Tuesday
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 16, 2023
Senate Health Care subcommittee members and outside experts weighed in on the value of telehealth during a hearing Tuesday afternoon.
More tech tools available to expand access to desperately needed caregiver workforce
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 10, 2023
A newly announced partnership will help connect LTC operators using certain attendance software with thousands in an on-demand workforce.