Pandemic undermines Medicaid block grant approach: report
By
John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2020
Some policymakers have pushed Medicaid block grants as a way to reform and improve the federal-state program. But an ongoing pandemic reveals how such an approach could be harmful to states and those served,...
How is senior living surviving? Good question
By
John O'Connor
Mar 10, 2022
As we’re nearing an anniversary of sorts, this may be a good time to offer an assessment and some observations about senior living survival.
It shouldn’t be a license to kill
By
John O'Connor
Nov 18, 2021
Introducing the Dumber Than A Box of Rocks Award. This ignoble prize recognizes leaders who flagrantly ignore the fact they are supposed to be in the caregiving field.
Dealing with senior living’s triple threat
By
John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2023
AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson, addressing the opening session of the organizations’ 2023 convention, singled out three nightmares the long-term care sector finds itself dealing with.