Bill of Health

MARCH 16, 2022

The future of work and of aging will be shaped by struggles over care from both giving and receiving ends, perhaps against those profiting in between. spread between nursing homes. These facilities, like most nursing homes, are for-profit businesses that pad their margins by cutting labor costs.

Nursing Homes 130

Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 Medicaid 130

C&M Health Law

MAY 11, 2022

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data —for the first time—reporting on mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and changes of ownership of Medicare enrolled hospitals and nursing homes over the past six years.

Nursing Homes 52

Nursing Homes Nurses Medicaid Medicaid 52

Hall Render

MARCH 3, 2023

NATIONAL 14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals’ payment bump in FY2024 American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill Behavioral health market to hit $262B by 2029 Biden administration moves to establish ‘guardrails’ for telehealth prescriptions CMS Officials Confirm End of PHE Nursing (..)

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

DECEMBER 22, 2023

health care spending hits $4.5 health care spending hits $4.5 governor pushes new Medicaid expansion proposal with work requirement Missouri state senator wants voters to have say in KU Health System, Liberty Hospital merger Kansas ACLU request to halt excessive wait times at Larned turned down by judge ‘Who cares about us?

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals COVID-19 40

Hall Render

JUNE 23, 2023

Greenwich Hospital Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Opening of New Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center Hartford HealthCare names Joanne Berger-Sweeney new board chair What changes did CT make to its Medicaid program in 2023? What about telehealth? too much.

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals Nursing Homes 40

Hall Render

JANUARY 27, 2023

California’s healthcare worker retention payments to start in February Julie Miller-Phipps to retire after 45-year career with Kaiser Permanente COLORADO By the numbers: How pandemic-induced staffing issues are leaving Colorado seniors out in the cold Colorado’s rural hospitals could get $3 million a year to end inpatient care.

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

Hall Render

JANUARY 14, 2022

Supreme Court blocks Biden Covid vaccine mandate for businesses, allows health-care worker rule. 5 states facing the worst nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks. Nursing homes nationwide nearing COVID-19 infection records. hospitals are hiring more foreign nurses. Arizona hospitals are losing nurses.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 Vaccine 40