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10 Big Medicare Changes in 2026: Higher Premiums, Drug Price Drops, and Looming Program Cuts
Medicare rules, costs, and benefits change every year, but some coming up in 2026 could have a bigger impact on your health and your...
Craig Jennings
Aug 294 min read
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What’s Coming to the SNF Industry in 2026: A Comprehensive Preview
As 2026 approaches, SNF administrators face a host of changes—spanning from reimbursement adjustments to reporting requirements, payment...
Craig Jennings
Aug 292 min read
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How AI is Transforming Senior Care
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword—it’s becoming a practical tool in senior care. From reducing staff burden to...
Craig Jennings
Aug 292 min read
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Why AI hasn’t reached long-term care yet
Why haven’t long-term care providers been embracing the new technology out there more? Why hasn’t the process improved much in the last...
Craig Jennings
Jun 24, 20244 min read
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States getting creative to cut into nursing home survey backlogs
Amid nationwide concern about nursing home survey backlogs, one state is tapping into its COVID-19 funding to help jumpstart a recovery....
Craig Jennings
Jun 7, 20242 min read
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Staffing Solutions: Innovative Approaches to Nurse Recruitment and Retention in Senior Living
Nursing is an essential role within the healthcare industry, and the demand for nurses in senior living is continuing to increase....
Craig Jennings
Jun 7, 20246 min read
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MDS end-of-life wound coding changes leave providers with compliance, legal questions
The changes to end-of-life skin wound classification in the most recent Minimum Data Set update are ultimately a positive for long-term...
Craig Jennings
Feb 7, 20243 min read
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New CPT Codes for RSV Vaccine Administration
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated a prior announcement from December 3, 2023; the agency has...
Craig Jennings
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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CMS to Pause CBR and PEPPER Reports Through Fall 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will temporarily pause distributing Comparative Billing Reports (CBRs) and Program...
Craig Jennings
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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