IRS plans to deny billions of dollars in ‘clearly improper’ employee retention credit claims
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 25, 2024
The IRS said it plans to deny tens of thousands of improper, high-risk employee retention credit claims from employers, totaling billions of dollars, after a review found “a large number of improper...
Omega Healthcare Investors has ‘headroom’ to withstand LaVie’s bankruptcy: Fitch Ratings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2024
Omega Healthcare Investors’ credit rating has enough of a cushion to weather the recent bankruptcy of tenant LaVie Care Centers, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday.
‘Significant benefits’ gained from state-run retirement savings programs: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
A state-run retirement savings program can provide “significant benefits” for workers whose employers don’t offer plans, according to a study of a model in Oregon recently published in Contemporary...
Healthcare REITs diminish REITs’ overall ‘modest growth’ in funds from operations: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 29, 2024
Almost two-thirds of real estate investment trusts reported year-over-year increases in funds from operations in the first quarter, but healthcare REITs saw a decrease of $999 million in FFO year over...
Requested tax code overhaul would up taxes on ‘wealthiest individuals and corporations’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 29, 2024
Scores of consumer-oriented organizations are petitioning Congress to make changes to the tax code that would increase taxes on corporations.
NIC Analytics report reveals inconsistencies in financing support, availability
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 28, 2024
The lending market for senior living and care properties remained low in the fourth quarter, according to a NIC lending trends report released Thursday by NIC Analytics.
Care management improves ROI for dementia-related care costs: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 28, 2024
Care management significantly improved healthcare costs, utilization and overall return on investment for Medicare managed-care people living with dementia who were enrolled in one dementia care management...
Healthcare cost growth rate down year over year, except for skilled nursing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2024
Healthcare cost rates grew by 2.8% year over year in April, down from the growth rate of 3.1% seen the previous month.
56 percent willing to dip into retirement savings to be family caregiver: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2024
Fifty-six percent of Americans participating in a new survey said they would be willing to take a loan from their own retirement fund to become a caregiver for someone else.
American Healthcare REIT now owns 76 percent of Trilogy Health Services
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 15, 2024
American Healthcare REIT owns 76% of Trilogy Health Services as of April 15, AHR reported Tuesday during an earnings call.