Some senior living operators may find Medicaid payment expansion tempting
By
John O'Connor
Nov 28, 2018
Senior living operators have historically not been involved in psychiatric care. But that soon could change. The reason: A recent Medicaid coverage expansion could lead to new business opportunities, a...
Why you should fear Medicaid block grants
By
John O'Connor
Mar 14, 2019
Well gang, it’s that special time of the year when the president delivers a wish-list budget that gives red meat to the base — and heartburn to just about everyone else.
Just when you were warming up to Medicaid …
By
John O'Connor
Nov 17, 2016
Medicaid as you have known it is probably going to be changed. And not for the better.
HCBS protections about to run out at the end of the month for some married couples
By
John O'Connor
Mar 18, 2019
Many married couples receiving care through home- and community-based options might lose their Medicaid coverage by the end of the month. That’s because a three-month extension of the program’s “spousal...
Senior living might want to reconsider its superiority complex
By
John O'Connor
Jan 11, 2018
More operators are doing things that would have been heavily frowned upon in the past.
Feds announce additional measures to trim red tape
By
John O'Connor
Sep 18, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has unveiled several changes designed to reduce regulatory burdens for firms doing business with the Medicare program.
OIG: Medicaid could save $1.4 billion by requiring rebates from generic drug makers
By
John O'Connor
Dec 21, 2015
Requiring generic drug makers to pay rebates when they raised prices faster than inflation would have trimmed $1.4 billion from Medicaid outlays over the past decade, notes a report from the Office of...
House budget takes aim at health spending
By
John O'Connor
Mar 17, 2016
House Republicans unveiled a 2017 spending blueprint Tuesday that dramatically trims outlays for Medicare, Medicaid and other other health services by more than $1 trillion over the next decade.
Assisted living operators giving lawmakers an earful about HCBS rule implementation
By
John O'Connor
May 23, 2016
Members of the National Center for Assisted Living are meeting with members of Congress today in the nation’s capital.
Praise for Price might be short-lived
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2016
Businesses tend to be quite happy when elections put Republicans in charge of Congress and the White House. But senior living operators would be well advised to temper their giddiness this time, for two...