Tuesday, October 27, 2026 - Updated Daily
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 - Updated Daily
Counting the people who will turn 80 counts customers, not demand, and demand needs both the desire to buy and the ability to pay….by Reginald Hislop III Every senior housing investor deck shows the same chart: the 80+ population growing...
The hospice home health moratorium began May 13, 2026, when CMS froze new Medicare enrollment for home health agencies and hospices nationwide. (https://rhislop3.com/cms-moratorium-on-hospices-and-home-health/ ). The freeze runs out November 13, about five and a half…
Medicare Advantage V28 risk adjustment, tighter Star Ratings, and a flat rate are forcing plan exits in markets and a pivot to D-SNPs. This post is the follow-up to my previous post (https://rhislop3.com/medicare-advantage-snf-denials/)…by Reginald Hislop,…
Medicare Advantage SNF denials are frequently reversed on appeal while plans shrink coverage. The dual squeeze hits skilled nursing census and revenue. This is part II of a three-part series. Part I is here: https://rhislop3.com/medicare-advantage-regional-pullbacks/…
Is the Quorum Health nonprofit transition a private equity exit dressed as philanthropy, shifting debt onto hospitals and taxpayers?…by Reginald Hislop, III Private equity never has to answer for the exits it structures. That…
Medicare Advantage plan exits 2026 are shrinking rural coverage, with UnitedHealthcare and Humana leaving more counties than they enter, impacting patients…by Reginald Hislop, III Over the past several years the Medicare Advantage story has…
Recent healthcare billing fraud cases show similar conduct moving across bill coding, DME, telemedicine, and product billing. Read the provider-level analysis….by Reginald Hislop, III Earlier this week I wrote about CMS barring eleven medical…
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