Medicare spending expected to top $1 trillion this year, CMS says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2023
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Medicare expenditures are expected to exceed $1 trillion despite the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency this year, the associated expirations of the skilled nursing facility three-day stay...
Nursing home industry on verge of financial collapse, group claims
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Amy Novotney
Jun 11, 2020
Even before the industry was dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the average nursing home was operating on a razor-thin profit margin or net loss. That’s because Medicaid reimbursements only cover 70%...
Healthcare-related False Claims Act settlements, judgments top $5 billion
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 03, 2022
Healthcare industry-related settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims uncovered by the Department of Justice in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021, topped $5 billion,...
CMS: Health spending grew by a slower 2.7% in 2021 as pandemic influenced trends
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 15, 2022
National healthcare spending rose 2.7% in 2021 to $4.3 trillion, according to new analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released Tuesday.
Business briefs, Sept. 7
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 07, 2022
CVS’ $8B acquisition of Signify could redefine home healthcare, observers say … Senators urge consumer protections for seniors who use peer-to-per payment applications … Social Security recipients...
Navigating insurance for those with dementia a major challenge for family caregivers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2024
Family caregivers face many challenges in helping their loved ones who are living with dementia, not the least of which is navigating the insurance landscape for long-term care. That’s according to the...
Long-term care infrastructure needs centralized access point for information: Experts
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2021
The United States needs a centralized access point for families to learn about long-term care options as well as Medicare and Medicaid, write Anne Tumlinson, David Grabowski, Ph.D., and Robert Kramer in...
Medicare revenue per patient day decline plateaued mid-summer: NIC MAP Vision
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2021
After a steady decline since January, Medicare revenue per patient day held steady month over month from June through the end of July, at $560, according to market trends data NIC MAP Vision published...
SNFs see increase in Medicaid, Medicare payer mix; other payer mixes decrease
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities across the United States have experienced increases in both Medicaid and Medicare payer mix while other payer mixes have decreased in recent years, according to a three-year...
National health spending reached $45 trillion in 2022, or $13,493 per person, according to an analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published Wednesday...