Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - Updated Daily
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - Updated Daily
A review of Medicare Advantage prior authorization starts with an operational reality: a clinically appropriate service can be delayed, redirected, or denied before the provider ever has an opportunity to deliver it. For hospitals, skilled…
Washington rarely changes healthcare overnight. It changes incentives first, then scrutiny, then payment. For operators across senior living, post-acute care, home health, hospice, and the broader provider landscape, that is why federal healthcare policy updates…
Private equity in healthcare is no longer a niche financing story. It is now a governance story, a labor story, a reimbursement story, and increasingly a political story. For operators and investors alike, the real…
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…
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…
On December 11,2025, the Senate rejected competing bills addressing Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, resulting in the expiration of tax credits and the prospect of higher health insurance premiums for many Americans in 2026. Both…
Last week via a member news release from Leading Age Minnesota, the specter of federalized Assisted Living regulation popped up. Per this release, legislation enabling federal assisted living regulation of some form is anticipated to…
Not too long ago, I wrote a post regarding federal legislative activity seeking to impose regulation on Private Equity firms investing in senior living organizations (SNFs, home health, hospice, assisted living). That post is available…
Private equity investment in the nursing home and assisted living sector (other post-acute as well) continues to be a focus of regulatory activity in Congress. This is despite private equity investment in the nursing home…
TGIF! It’s been a long week with the eclipse and lots of economic news plus all the stuff going on in the Middle East. My inbox is flooded so weekend reading will need to include…
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