Health Policy and Economics

Senior Living Pressure: Rising Rates & Yields

Interest rates on government bonds worldwide are rising fast. Rising rates and rising bond yields do not stay inside the financial pages. They create ripple effects through mortgage rates, auto loans, and the loans that businesses use for their daily...

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Skilled Nursing

SNFs, Therapy Companies, and Billing Risk

Readers, followers (Twitter, etc.) and folks who have attended one or more of my industry conference presentations know that I routinely harp on the “risk/reward” relationship between SNFs and therapy companies (the contract therapy provides)….

August 20, 2026

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Skilled Nursing

SNFs, Therapy Contracts and Fraud: Redux

Yes another SNF, another therapy contract and more fraud settlements. The only thing that isn’t different is the contractor – RehabCare once again (a coincidence?…not likely). In news released late last week, a Maine SNF…

August 20, 2026

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Policy and Politics - Federal

CMS Staffing Rule Review Post Reversal

CMS staffing rule review: what its reversal means for senior care quality, reimbursement, workforce policy, and operator strategy for 2026 nationwide….

August 19, 2026

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Home Health

Top Regulatory Compliance Risks in Healthcare

Top regulatory compliance risks are reshaping healthcare strategy. See where senior living and post-acute leaders face the greatest exposure this year….

August 12, 2026

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Hospice

Hospice Quality Measures and Strategy

Hospice quality measures now shape payment, oversight, referrals, and reputation. Leaders should treat reporting as an operating and governance priority….