MA’s cost-management tools may be hurting home healthcare quality, outcomes
By
Adam Healy
Mar 05, 2024
MA copays, prior authorizations and restricted provider networks may be preventing home healthcare providers from delivering care.
Report: Dementia comes with a high price tag that’s only rising
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 01, 2024
Dementia costs are on the rise and the money it takes to care for people with the disease will double by 2050, according to a report published Tuesday in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
CVS eyes transparent drug pricing, possible cost reductions with CostVantage
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 06, 2023
CVS Health will change how it reimburses pharmacies for prescription drugs, which it says will make pricing simpler — and which could change how much consumers pay for some of their medicines.
Older adults falls cost about $50B in medical costs a year, data shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 30, 2023
Taking a spill comes with a financial price tag that varies depending on what state you’re in, according to a new report published by Brooks Rehabilitation, a rehabilitation hospital in Florida.
Staffing mandate could shift big costs to states — but they may not know it yet
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
A federal staffing mandate would likely leave states struggling with how to afford increased costs among their operators, a threat that could force wide scale changes in how state Medicaid systems pay...
Coming staffing agency caps could be ‘wildly successful’
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Jessica R. Towhey
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 18, 2023
Oregon is the latest state to tackle the rising cost of workers acquired through temporary staffing agencies, but it’s unclear yet just how low rates might go.
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 8
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2023
SNF operating costs increase at nearly twice the rate of revenue: 2023 Marcum Benchmark study … South Dakota Senate defeats effort to fund nursing homes at 100% of costs … Three years after opening,...
Soaring dementia treatment costs leave care providers to find solutions: report
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2022
The growing needs of patients will put the onus on healthcare providers and other stakeholders to increase access to high-quality dementia care services, the Milken Institute reports.
Inflation replaces staffing as top concern for many operators: survey
By
Joe Bush
Aug 26, 2022
Staff recruitment and turnover still rank high among the stiffest headwinds, but increased operating expenses now top the list of concerns for many skilled nursing and seniors housing operators, according...
One sick worker linked to 17 infections and $12K in treatment costs, LTC study finds
By
John Hall
Aug 26, 2022
A new study reveals how a single sick caregiver can easily infect residents and co-workers in a long-term care setting and drive up treatment costs by thousands of dollars.