US healthcare spending for NFs and CCRCs to reach $337.4 billion by 2032, CMS says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
National health expenditures for nursing facilities and continuing care retirement communities are expected to reach $337.4 billion by 2032, according to new estimates released Wednesday by the Office...
‘Private equity abuse’ in long-term care is target of new federal bill
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
Two Democratic senators from Massachusetts have introduced a bill they say is meant to “root out corporate greed and private equity abuse” in nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health...
Brookdale finds itself in the midst of another federal inquiry, this time about skilled nursing
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Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
The country’s largest senior living company on Sunday found itself the subject of an inquiry related to a new federal mandate for minimum staffing at nursing homes. Brookdale Senior Living President...
CMS proposes ‘universal’ quality measures to ease provider burden, confusion
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 06, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services leaders are proposing the creation of a “universal foundation” of quality measures to reduce the reporting burden and confusion for providers and better align...
CMS proposal would be ‘major financial burden’ for CCRCs, residents, organizations say
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2020
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulation effectively proposing new Medicaid taxes could “lead to a major financial burden” for continuing care retirement communities and residents —...
Reports make the case for HCBS over institutional care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 18, 2018
Community-based long-term services and supports have the potential to increase Medicaid beneficiary satisfaction and save costs, and they’re becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to institutional...
CCRCs, nursing homes see slower growth in use of services in 2018, CMS says
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2019
Spending on continuing care retirement communities and nursing care facility services increased 1.4% in 2018 to $168.5 billion, according to an analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for...
Assisted living and nursing facilities sue government over Medicaid reimbursement cuts
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2018
The Montana Health Care Association and several assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities that are members sued the state of Montana on Monday afternoon, alleging that the state violated...
CMS announces $165 million in funding to move people from nursing homes to assisted living and other...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 24, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will make up to $165 million in supplemental funding available to states operating Money Follows the Person demonstration programs to help state Medicaid programs...