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Persistent healthcare inflation will cut into retirement budgets, report says
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (413+ words) Healthcare inflation is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, cutting into retirement budgets, according to HealthView Services2026 Retirement Healthcare Costs Data Report, published last week. "Despite legislative efforts to address rising expenses, health-related cost inflation is expected to remain stubbornly…...
Senior living and care bankruptcies climb as most other healthcare sectors see decline
1+ week, 4+ day ago (417+ words) Bankruptcy filings in the senior living and care sector increased 18% year over year in 2025, making the sector the only one in healthcare other than hospitals to see an increase, according to a new report from healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins…...
Marsh McLennan launches new insurance company for senior living and care
1+ week, 5+ day ago (181+ words) Marsh McLennan Agency has launched Secure Harbor, a group captive insurance company designed specifically to help skilled nursing facilities and senior living communities "manage challenging market conditions," the company announced Tuesday. The new company is managed by MMA's Captive Risk…...
CMS releases profile of Medicaid beneficiaries
2+ week, 5+ day ago (272+ words) CMS releases profile of Medicaid beneficiaries'McKnight's Senior Living Care for people in this age group accounted for 21.5%, or $188.4 billion, of total Medicaid expenses of $877.2 billion in 2023 Average annual Medicaid expenditures per beneficiary for those aged 65 or more years was $19,674 that…...
Skilled nursing facility cap rates continue to decline
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (309+ words) Capitalization rates for skilled nursing facilities decreased by 14 basis points between April and October, after decreasing by 10 basis over the previous six months, according to the 17th edition of CBRE's Senior Housing & Care Investor Survey covering the second half of 2025. Results…...
Assisted living providers may be on the hook for misspent, wrongly accounted for COVID payments, HHS Office of Inspector General says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (334+ words) A federal audit of assisted living communities that received emergency funding during the COVID-19 pandemic found that a small portion of providers either misspent those dollars or did not properly account for their spending. Results and recommendations based on the…...
PE, REIT ownership in long-term care results in lack of transparency, decreased quality of care, expert says
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (436+ words) Private equity and real estate investment trusts are the main financing vehicles in long-term care, and their presence, ultimately, has hurt quality of care, elder abuse litigation attorney Ed Dudensing said Tuesday during a webinar sponsored by the Long-Term Care…...
Costs for employer-sponsored health insurance plans outpace inflation in all 50 states
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (320+ words) Costs for employer-sponsored health insurance plans outpaced inflation across all states from 2023 to 2024, according to an issue brief. No states saw decreases in premiums "Employer-sponsored insurance remains the backbone of health coverage in the United States, but it is becoming…...
Long-term care insurance bill ‘a step in right direction,’ but more needed, industry advocate says
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (172+ words) A proposed bill in the Wisconsin Assembly would add a specific long-term care guaranty account within the state's insurance security fund in an effort to bolster protections for policyholders. One state advocacy organization for the senior living industry says that…...
BREAKING NEWS: CMS shares updated Medicaid income, resource standards
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (156+ words) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday announced Medicaid income and resource standards that will go into effect Jan. 1. Certain income and resource standards are adjusted beginning each January in accordance with changes in the Supplemental Security Income federal…...