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4 CEOs share tips for tackling 6 pressing issues facing senior living leaders
15+ hour, 1+ min ago (1837+ words) Ensuring that prospective and current employees are aware of potential career paths open to them can increase the chances that they will accept a position or stay with the organization, according to senior living CEOs sharing insights last week at…...
Payments to Medicare Advantage brokers more than double to $10 billion a year
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (349+ words) Payments to Medicare Advantage brokers increased by more than double, from about $3. 9 billion in 2014 to approximately $10 billion a year in 2022, according to a research letter published online May 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine. "The analysis by Brown University researchers offers a…...
Assisted living provider groups back new HCBS quality measures, with caveats
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (612+ words) Assisted living industry advocates say they support the goals of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in its newly proposed Quality Measure Set for Medicaid home- and community-based services. But they also will be working to try to ensure that…...
Strategy, partnership help senior living providers unlock benefits of healthcare integration, experts say
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (910+ words) That's according to experts speaking last week during a session at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care's 2026 Spring Conference, who also shared tips for those wanting to get more involved." "A strong [senior living] organization is going to…...
Partnership offers model for tech deployment in long-term care
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (729+ words) After pilot-testing its artificial intelligence-powered smart light platform in senior living communities, Nobi USA recently announced a US deployment and implementation partnership with Exordium Networks. Former senior living executive Shelley Esden, now CEO of Nobi USA, recently shared with Mc…...
Senators ask CMS to address MA issues long-term care providers have been flagging
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) Medicare Advantage issues that senior living and care provider advocates have been flagging to the federal government for several years were highlighted last week in a letter from several Democrat senators to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz,…...
Why 3 M older adults are one medical bill away from a financial crisis
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (218+ words) The newly released results of Cedar's Healthcare Financial Experience Study are based on survey responses from 4, 150 healthcare consumers and insights from 1. 5 billion patient interactions. The finding underscores a growing gap between the support people need and the support providers are…...
Medicare could run out of funds in 2040, new CBO projection predicts
3+ mon, 14+ hour ago (305+ words) The trust fund is used to pay for benefits under Medicare Part A, which covers inpatient hospital services, care provided in skilled nursing facilities, home healthcare and hospice care." The fund receives income from multiple sources. "The balance generally increases…...
Several bills aim to ease burnout for doctors who care for older adults, hearing witnesses say
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (227+ words) Several pieces of legislation could help address issues that contribute to burnout experienced by physicians who care for older adults, the American Hospital Association said in remarks submitted for the record for a Feb. 11 Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing…...
Dementia diagnosis biggest predictor of where dually eligible older adults receive long-term services and supports
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) Dementia was the largest predictor of whether dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries were more likely to receive long-term services and supports in a home-and-community-based setting such as an assisted living community or enter a nursing home, according to the…...