Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Last week, the Supreme Court discarded a longstanding doctrine that granted regulatory agencies, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, extensive leeway to establish regulations for the organizations under their jurisdiction. The decision…
From May 2023 to May 2024, the overall healthcare costs accelerated (increased) by 3.4%, marking the most rapid increase since December 2007, as reported in Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released yesterday. The…
Happy Hump Day! Yesterday, I wrote a post regarding the economy and elements that correlate to CCRC performance. In that post, I referenced Fitch Ratings and their “deteriorating” outlook for the sector. Interesting enough, on…
Recently (June 12), the Federal Reserve held its latest FOMC (Federal Open Markets Committee) meeting and decided to maintain the current Fed Funds rate within the range of 5.25% to 5.50%. The reasoning remains the…
Since I started this site, a topical area that has been a constant for me is hospice and in particular, fraud and abuse. Recent cases have again put Hospice fraud and abuse, front and center….
Readers/followers of this stie know that all content on here is basically unique, except where noted, and written by me. While I do borrow/repost data, charts, etc., the stuff here is basically original. This post…
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, nursing homes across the United States faced daunting challenges. One such example is The Ensign Group Inc., the second largest for-profit chain in the country. A descriptive case…
It was only a matter of time before cases involving telehealth fraud/False Claims Act cases became public. This week, two press releases from the DOJ illustrated how aggressive the agency has become in the pursuit…
Arizona’s Attorney General, Kris Mayes, is challenging a major nursing home operator in the state with a new legal initiative aimed at ending the concealment of elder abuse and neglect. In March 2022, a resident…
Private equity investment in the nursing home and assisted living sector (other post-acute as well) continues to be a focus of regulatory activity in Congress. This is despite private equity investment in the nursing home…
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