Healthcare, Senior Living, Economics
TGIF! Time for a bit of housekeeping. This site’s first post was on March 27, 2009. Today, there are nearly 500 posts on the site, separate from other stuff like presentations, downloads, etc. Across the fifteen years I have worked on the site, posting, etc., I can’t even begin to measure how many views or … Read more
TGIF! I’m going to take the bulk of my day today away from work. I’m hoping to spend the afternoon with my wife, running errands and then catching dinner somewhere. Before I step away, an interesting article on increased cancer deaths between 2021 and 2022 caught my attention. In doing a bit of research, an … Read more
TGIF! Within a busy econ news week, a little litigation matter slipped into my news stream. These cases are fascinating as we continue to see the pandemic litigation trickle forward and the novelty of claims arising from the pandemic period/Public Health Emergency period beginning to define the litigation playing field. Readers/followers know by now that … Read more
TGIF! A report I get and enjoy comes from Altarum (a non-profit consulting organization) looking at various economic data elements with regard to healthcare spending across a number of metrics (percent of GDP, time series growth, etc.). Granted, the report is a bit “wonky” but given what I do for a living, “wonky” is kind … Read more
TGIF and Merry Christmas! The year has flown and now, it’s time to get away from a keyboard and from work and focus on what really matters – faith and family. Soon, I will reflect again on the most wonderful story of all, the birth of Jesus. The season of Christmas does not exist without … Read more
TGIF! It is the Advent season for Christians and the end (another day) of Hanukkah for Jews. Both seasons to me, bring joy and hope. I have good Jewish friends, so I get a bit of a celebratory joy from them, especially since they reciprocally enjoy Christmas celebrations. As readers know, I follow health care and health … Read more
TGIF! This week has been very busy with lots of data and lots of economic news. We got a new report from the BLS on inflation. We got earnings reports from Home Depot, Target, and yesterday, Wal Mart indicating what we saw from the Conference Board – consumers are slowing their spending. I called the … Read more
Tomorrow is the official Veterans Day holiday. Today is the observance day of Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a federal holiday, created to honor the service of men and women in any branch of the U.S. armed services that were discharged honorably. While current active-duty individuals are often part of Veterans Day observances (their holiday … Read more
TGIF! On a calendar year basis, we are into the home stretch for 2023. It’s generally about now that I start looking at how 2024 is shaping up. What trends are there to watch? What do markets look like now, socially and economically? What does policy and politics tell us about the year to come? … Read more
Ten days ago, I wrote a post about COVID litigation and how it was not only mounting but also morphing in terms of scope. Cases were predominantly focused on responsibility for infections at the senior living end such as, my ‘family member’ caught COVID at XYZ Manor and died, so therefore XYZ Manor is responsible … Read more