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Skilled Nursing

Why Quality Matters

In the past month or so I have had a lot of conversations with various entities ranging from providers to investors about the financial state of the industry. The majority of the discussions have been…

Assisted Living

Diversification: Staying on Top in a Changing Industry

Without question, the post-acute healthcare industry is changing. Every sector, from skilled nursing to assisted living to senior housing to home health and hospice has and will continue to undergo, some form of transformation. The…

Health Policy and Economics

Wisconsin’s Newest Triple Tax

Wisconsin’s new budget creates significant new healthcare tax levels as a means of raising additional Federal matching dollars. This flawed economic approach will only serve to raise the costs of healthcare for every consumer in…

Skilled Nursing

Ten SNF Industry Trends to Watch

Ten SNF industry trends that will impact the industry financially and operationally in 2009 and 2010….

Senior Housing

Senior Living vs. Senior Lifestyle: Adjusting the Development Curve

Creating the right “next generation” environment requires a complete re-visioning of the convetional senior housing model. Incorporating new design elements within the space is not only mandatory in new environments but critical in existing environments…

Policy and Politics - Federal

Walking Away from the Ledge: A Different Perspective on Healthcare Reform

On Monday I wrote about the abyss that is the current state of healthcare reform in Washington – the enormous black hole that the U.S. will certainly fall in if we as a nation, progress…

Policy and Politics - Federal

The Federal Healthcare Abyss

Fresh off an oversea tour and a visit to France no less, the President returns promising to become more engaged and agressive in getting his healthcare plan passed; ideally says he, by this summer. The…

Senior Housing

Creating the Right Niche’

With the economy the way it is and the real estate market not quite into “recovery” mode as of yet, many senior housing projects are struggling to find their footing and thus, achievedesired occupancy levels….

Health Policy and Economics

Medicaid Shell Game – Part Two

A while back I wrote about the annual/bi-annual shell game that is perpetrated in Wisconsin with the Medicaid program – specifically, the SNF funding and reimbursement components thereto. Now that the Joint Finance Committee of…

Health Policy and Economics

Continued Medicaid Shell Game

Here we go again, another round of the bi-annual Medicaid shell game to theoretically increase Medicaid SNF rates in Wisconsin. If you aren’t familiar with this trick, watch closely because the moving parts are designed…

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Reg

Healthcare executive, consultant, and author covering post-acute care, senior living, and the economics behind both - for 30+ years.

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