78 people charged for $2.5 billion in alleged healthcare fraud
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 29, 2023
A two-week nationwide law enforcement action has culminated in criminal charges against 78 defendants for their alleged participation in telemedicine, pharmaceutical and other healthcare fraud, as well...
Nursing home spending grows 0.82% month over month
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 29, 2023
Spending for nursing home care at a faster rate than other healthcare sectors in April, increasing by 3.6% month over month, according to Altarum’s latest monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief,...
New law implements training, exam requirements for assisted living employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2023
A new law in Texas requires managers and caregivers at assisted living communities serving people living with dementia to complete four hours of dementia-related training and pass an exam about dementia,...
HCBS settings final rule ‘not a good fit’ for assisted living, provider group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 23, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services home- and community-based services settings final rule is written so broadly that its requirements “run in opposition to person centered planning” for older...
Nursing homes with more Black residents have higher health care utilization
Jun 22, 2023
The authors say that the lower use of registered nurses likely drives differences in hospitalization and emergency department use.
Legislators look to ‘tap the breaks’ on private equity investments in healthcare, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2023
Healthcare transactions have been “robust” over the past decades, but the past five years or so have been “a particularly active period” with a “spike” coming in 2020 and into 2022 as pandemic...
CVS Health invests $8.4 million in construction of affordable senior housing in Maine
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2023
An $8.4 million investment from CVS Health will yield 52 affordable housing units for older adults in Portland, ME.
National health expenditures set to increase through 2031
Jun 16, 2023
An increase of 5.4% is projected per year, and expenditures are set to account for about 20% of GDP in 2031.
Poll: Most Americans face hassles with their insurance plans
Jun 16, 2023
Among those surveyed were those covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
Biden names former North Carolina health secretary to be new CDC director
Jun 16, 2023
Mandy Cohen, MD, comes with credentials that should help her lead the beleaguered agency, criticized for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.