PA lawmakers adjust nursing facility case mix after COVID losses … Nursing home care among fastest-growing categories of national health spending: Altarum … Senior care nurse job satisfaction heavily...
Clinical briefs for Monday, June 27
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 27, 2022
National health spending declining as percent of GDP … The FDA wants to regulate nicotine for the first time … Algorithm uses health system data to reduce hypertension diagnosis-to-treatment time …...
Conditions affecting the elderly driving up health costs, say researchers
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 03, 2020
Care for falls, back pain, arthritic disease and diabetes, among other conditions, are fueling trillions in healthcare costs.
CMS: Nursing home Medicare cuts helped keep healthcare spending at historic low levels
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 07, 2014
Dramatic Medicare cuts to skilled nursing facilities played a significant part in keeping healthcare spending low in 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday.
ACA put the brakes on spending across the care continuum, White House economists say
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 21, 2013
Spending on healthcare, including skilled nursing care, has grown at a historically slow rate in the last three years, according to a new analysis from the Council of Economic Advisers. The group, which...
Debate over healthcare spending continues as House, Senate pass budgets
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 25, 2013
Both houses of Congress passed budgets late last week, setting up the next phase of the ongoing debate over healthcare spending.
Health spending now tops $2.7 trillion
Jan 09, 2013
Healthcare spending totaled $2.7 trillion in 2011 and accounted for 17.9% of the nation’s gross domestic product, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Health outlays rose by...
Modest healthcare spending growth predicted between now and 2014, report projects
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 14, 2012
Consumer healthcare spending is expected to grow at a relatively modest rate between now and 2014, due largely to the struggling economy, a federal report predicts.
Long-term care merger and acquisition spending rose 34% in 2011; upswing to continue, report says
Jan 25, 2012
Long-term care saw a significant jump in merger, acquisition and takeover activity in 2011, according to a new report.
Panel proposes healthcare spending cuts in debt reduction proposal
Nov 18, 2010
The Bipartisan Policy Center released a debt reduction proposal that includes several healthcare-related spending cuts.