Thursday, October 1, 2026 - Updated Daily
Thursday, October 1, 2026 - Updated Daily
Medicare Advantage SNF denials are frequently reversed on appeal while plans shrink coverage. The dual squeeze hits skilled nursing census and revenue. This is part II of a three-part series. Part I is here: https://rhislop3.com/medicare-advantage-regional-pullbacks/ Part III will follow in...
Lately I’ve written a fair amount (multiple articles) regarding the economic conditions in senior living/post-acute care. The current economic headwinds of rising capital costs/interest rates, labor scarcity, rising costs due to labor scarcity and commodity…
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by .25 basis points (one quarter of on percent). The effective rate is now 5.25 to 5.50 percent. This is highest Fed Funds rate in 22…
This is weird but the other day while I was working on my computer, a pop-up occurred telling me how many days were left until Christmas. I checked it out and it’s a real site,…
I’ve been closely watching the post-pandemic recovery of the senior care and living industries. In the past sixty days or so, I’ve written a number of articles/posts on occupancy recovery, factors impacting recovery, and…
In a report provided by Ziegler investment bank, M&A activity in the non-profit industry segment is “up” for the first half of the year, near record levels. The report suggests the pace will continue into…
Last month, CMS dropped the 2024 PPS Proposed Rule for Home Health. Like all other provider segments, Proposed Rules function to address primarily payment, then other programmatic issues/rules such as quality measures, data reporting, etc….
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