Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) has launched two new specialty credentials for organizations providing home care and/or hospice. These programs are in line with the Age-Friendly Health Systems (Care) programs and initiatives…
Last week I wrote about Fitch Ratings updates to their non-profit CCRC rating criteria. The expectation with the changes was that twelve percent of the rated CCRCs could be subject to Under Criteria Observation (UCO)….
Fitch Ratings has completed updates to its ratings criteria for not-for-profit continuing care retirement/life plan communities (CCRCs), enhancing the reflection of the risk profile for these rated entities. These changes come after a period of…
The mandatory Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) will advance CMS prior work on value-based care models, including bundled care initiatives. The TEAM model (participation) will be mandatory for selected hospitals and participation “optional” for post-acute…
Happy Monday! As summer begins to wind down, I figured an update on senior living marketing (rates, incentives, referrals, resident movement) was in order. The data I have comes primarily from NIC (National Investment Center)…
The healthcare sector has experienced another quarter of record-high distress levels, as indicated by the volume of bankruptcy filings, with the senior living and care sector at the forefront. This bankruptcy trend for senior living…
A number of weeks back I looked at what was known and could be divined about Kamala Harris’ health policy. Today, with the election getting close (less than 70 days out), it’s an opportune time…
According to a Wall Street Journal article from August 4, Medicare Advantage plans are using home nurse visits to identify possible or questionable disease states/conditions (so called, phantom diseases) via screenings. These diagnoses then turn…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) produced its Hospice 2025 Final Rule (last week), including a 2.9% increase in per diem payments plus new quality reporting measures. The full text of the final…
Under the Final 2025 (PPS) rule released last Wednesday, nursing homes are set to receive a 4.2% pay increase in Medicare Part A. Additionally, the facilities will encounter a stricter fines system, with civil monetary…
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