Category: Policy and Politics – Federal

Health Policy and Economics

Legislation Restricting PE Role in Healthcare

A few weeks back, I wrote a post on the growing scrutiny private equity is receiving regarding ownership and investment in healthcare companies. That post is here Private Equity Ownership Scrutiny – Reg’s Blog At…

Health Policy and Economics

Private Equity Ownership Scrutiny

Private equity investment and ownership in healthcare businesses has been a frequent topic in the news, with coverage largely focusing on negative aspects of private equity’s involvement and engagement in this sector. Recent Legal and…

Health Policy and Economics

Presentation: Medicare is Bankrupting America

A couple of weeks ago, I did a webinar for Freedom Hub titled Medicare is Bankrupting America. The links to view the program are below. A number of folks have messaged me asking for the…

Health Policy and Economics

Program: Medicare is Bankrupting America

Last week I had the chance to work with Freedom Hub on a program called Medicare is Bankrupting America. It was a great discussion/webinar covering lots of economic and health policy information. The program is…

Health Policy and Economics

Medicare is Bankrupting America

Please join me this Wednesday, February 18 (noon EST/11:00 am Central) as I discuss the present financial trajectory of Medicare, its impact on the economy, the breadth of fraud and waste, and opportunities for reform….

Health Policy and Economics

Rural Health Transformation Program Overview

On December 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the inaugural state awards from the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health…

Health Policy and Economics

Trump’s Healthcare Policy Plan: A Review

With both houses of Congress unable to codify some plan to address the evaporating premium supports under the ACA (COVID era addition), President Trump put forth his framework known as The Great Healthcare Plan. For…

Health Policy and Economics

Podcast: Why Both Parties Suck on Healthcare

Last month I joined Dan Horowitz’s show to provide a plan and a vision on the most important economic and fiscal issue. I explain how Republicans continue to push a luke warm, ineffective plan by…

Health Policy and Economics

Site Neutral Payments Kick-0ff!

As of January 1, 2026, the scope of Medicare’s site-neutral payment policy expands to include drug administration services—such as chemotherapy and other infused therapies—furnished in excepted (grandfathered) off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs) of hospitals. Under the…

Health Policy and Economics

Rural Healthcare Still Struggling

Seven hundred fifty-six rural hospitals in the United States are at risk of closure due to financial instability, with over 40% classified as being at immediate risk. These figures are derived from the Center for…

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

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