Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Every once in a while, I make a mistake (rare I think but others when asked, would convey a different sentiment). This gaff is really an omission; a missed thought from Friday’s post on “What’s…
Back after a week of vacation (sort of) and then a week of scramble to catch up, here’s the latest that I am watching and that I find trending from readers and clients. Medicaid and…
In a surprising ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the PPACA, in its entirety. Earlier in the week I wrote that my view, substantiated via conversations with many insiders ranging from lawyers to…
By popular request, I’ve created a new feature to this site to cover issues and topics “in brief” that I am watching or in some cases, directly tangential to by engagement. Weekly, my inbox is…
Last week, Senators Kohl, Grassley and Blumenthal introduced an amendment to an existing FDA bill that would require the informed consent of nursing home patients or their legal surrogates before certain anti-psychotic/psychoactive medications were given….
Across a recent engagement that spanned a large system, wide geography and about a year’s worth of work, I had the chance to reflect numerous times on “what” has changed in the post-acute arena, particularly…
Periodically, the source for a post on this site is the accumulation of thematically condensed questions that I receive regularly and with frequency; what I now call the “buzz”. While the “buzz” for me is…
In a move that most industry watchers including myself believed was unlikely to occur, CMS decided to reverse course on a proposal to require SNFs to have separate relationships for dispensing and consulting pharmacies/pharmacists. CMS…
Last October I wrote a post regarding the development of an Economic Value Analysis and how the same is important for marketing seniors housing and skilled nursing. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a…
A frequent, recurring question that I field, especially for CCRCs and seniors housing providers is “what” financial feasibility tests are most important before a project is started or for that matter, financed. Given that capital…
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