Monday, October 19, 2026 - Updated Daily
My firm (Grubb & Ellis/Apex Healthcare) is conducting a quick and simple research project, surveying health care providers regarding the costs incurred during their preparation for the H1N1 pandemic that never occurred. We’d like anyone…
One of the focal areas of my consulting practice/work is assisting health care organizations in accessing sources of funding (securing financing basically) for major projects and/or new development. Given the state of the economy, most…
Over the next few days I’ll be pushing out a series of posts as my schedule permits, on the implications of health care reform for various industry segments. These are not meant as in-depth analyses,…
I lost track this past year of how many people I talked to that told me that, “organizationally, we are kind of stalled in developing new business because of the economy and health care reform”….
The Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a statement warning that the biggest area of remaining risk for banks is commercial real estate loans. Her statement comes as a result of continued rising…
As my work is focused on healthcare and more succinctly, post-acute healthcare and senior housing, I follow overall economic trends and conditions and translate the same for the healthcare economy. As healthcare remains a private…
Earlier this year, Senator Kohl, Chair of the Senate Aging Committee, requested that the GAO study the finances, operations and governance of CCRCs. According to Kohl, seniors invest significant portions of their life savings when…
Hospice Update – Spring 09 Overview Commencing with its June 2004 report to Congress, MedPAC (Medicare Payment Advisory Commission) has been trending a series of reform recommendations to the Medicare Hospice Benefit. The Hospice benefit…
Healthcare executive, consultant, and author covering post-acute care, senior living, and the economics behind both - for 30+ years.
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