Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Concurrent with the White House Conference on Aging, CMS released its “proposed” rules of reform for the SNF Conditions of Participation. The proposed rule is set for publication tomorrow in the Federal Register but readers…
As I have written before and readers know, I field as many questions and provide as many resources as I can “free” of charge. My e-mail is publicly available for contact on this site and…
Over the years I have written about the changing landscape in post-acute care, principally due to the health policy ground swell resultant from the ACA (other reasons too but the ACA concretized them all, more…
Over the last six months or so, I’ve written a number of articles on the issue of SNFs, therapy contracts/contractors, and recent fraud settlements. I’ve also given a few presentations on the same subject, covering…
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…
I know I sound redundant but clearly, the message is still not permeating through the industry (except for readers here). The Department of Justice and the OIG for the Department of Health are scrutinizing SNFs,…
With the hospice market (in most areas) fairly well saturated and the core (source) demand from traditional referral sources “flat”, growing census is a challenge for agencies. Some agencies have experienced referral growth but alas,…
As is customary in late fall, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services released its Fiscal Year work plan. As a reminder or preface, the work plan…
As regular readers know, I speak at a number of conferences annually. Additionally, I work with financiers and investors in the space literally daily. In all my journeys and conversations, I am still faced with…
In mid-October, the Justice Department announced a $38 million settlement with the SNF chain Extendicare, resolving a series of Medicare False Claims Act violations. The violations involved improper billing for services supposedly provided, provided unnecessarily,…
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