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Spending on home healthcare outpaces others for 4th consecutive month
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2024
Spending on home healthcare continued to outpace the rest of the sector in August, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday.
Year-over-year health spending growth highest ‘by far’ for home healthcare
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2024
Year-over-year growth in national health spending in June was highest “by far” for home healthcare, at 20.9%, compared with other major healthcare categories, according to a brief issued late Tuesday...
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...
Nursing home care continues to outpace most categories of national health spending: Altarum
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 20, 2023
Nursing home care in September once again represented one of the fastest-growing categories of national health spending, second only to spending on prescription drugs, according to Altarum’s monthly...
Rate growth slows for SNFs, home care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 17, 2024
Rates for both nursing home care and home healthcare grew more slowly in March than in February, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Tuesday.
SNF, home care spending outpaced by overall personal healthcare spending
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2024
Year-over-year spending on nursing home care grew by 6.3% in January, and spending on home healthcare grew by 6.8%, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday....
Spending in home care outpaces other healthcare sectors
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2024
Spending in home healthcare outpaced other healthcare sectors in November, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday.
‘Private equity abuse’ in long-term care is target of new federal bill
By
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...