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CMS Is Now Withholding and Deferring Hundreds of Millions in Medicaid Payments — and Nursing Homes Could Be Caught in the Middle

By Mordy YMarch 17, 2026

Washington, D.C. — The federal government is taking an aggressive new stance on Medicaid fraud,…

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CMS Is Using AI to Catch Healthcare Fraud Before the First Claim Is Paid — and the Results Are Striking

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Aetna Agrees to Pay $117.7 Million to Settle Medicare Advantage Fraud Allegations — Nursing Home Residents Caught in the Crossfire

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America’s Long-Term Care System Is Approaching a Breaking Point — and a New Report Shows Why

By Ahuva SMarch 17, 20263 Mins Read

A Growing Nursing Home Operator Says Medicare Advantage Has No ‘Short-Term Fix’ — and the Rest of the Industry Agrees

By Sarah KMarch 15, 20263 Mins Read

Medicare Is Overpaying Medicare Advantage Plans by $76 Billion — and Nursing Homes Are Caught in the Fallout

By Sarah KMarch 14, 20263 Mins Read

MedPAC Calls for a 4% Medicare Rate Cut for Nursing Homes — and the Industry Says the Timing Couldn’t Be Worse

By Sarah KMarch 13, 20263 Mins Read

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More Than Half of U.S. Nursing Homes Changed Hands During the Pandemic — and Lower-Rated Facilities Were the Most Likely Targets

By Ahuva SMarch 15, 20262 Mins Read

Washington, D.C. — More than half of all U.S. nursing homes changed ownership during the…

Respiratory Therapy in Nursing Homes: A Billing Opportunity That Could Invite an Audit

By Mordy YMarch 11, 20263 Mins Read

Respiratory therapy has quietly become one of the most financially consequential services a skilled nursing…

Texas Nursing Home Giant Reshuffles Its C-Suite — and Signals a New Chapter in Long-Term Care Real Estate

March 7, 2026

Want a Higher Five-Star Rating? Nursing Home Experts Say the Secret Is Swimming Upstream

March 4, 2026

The Staffing Mandate Is Gone. The Nursing Shortage Isn’t — and One Association Has a Plan

March 2, 2026

Nashville Is the Next Frontier for Skilled Nursing: What to Expect at the 2026 NIC Spring Conference

March 2, 2026

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Connecticut’s Governor Wants to End the Program Keeping 7,000 People Out of Nursing Homes

March 16, 2026

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Indiana Just Freed Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents From Managed Care — and the Industry Thinks It Could Save Hundreds of Millions

March 16, 2026

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Federal Regulators Are About to Issue the First-Ever Information-Blocking Enforcement Notices — and Nursing Homes Are on the List

March 15, 2026

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Virginia Nursing Home Flagged for ‘Systemic Failure’ After 11 Residents Abused — Now on Federal Watch List

March 15, 2026

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Connecticut Orders Nursing Home to Close After Alzheimer’s Patient Wandered Out and Died in the Snow

March 14, 2026

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Nursing Homes Outperform Assisted Living on Vaccinations — and Residents Pay Fewer Hospital Bills Because of It

March 14, 2026

70% of Nursing Homes Don’t Have Enough CNAs — and Residents Are Paying the Price With Injurious Falls

Senate Democrats Push to Restore Federal Nursing Home Staffing Standards — Here’s What Their Bill Would Actually Require

Dementia’s Astonishing $781 Billion Price Tag on the US Economy, With Nursing Homes Bearing a Significant Burden

Missouri Bill Would Make Nursing Home Abuse a Felony — and Force Facilities to Carry Liability Insurance

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Virginia Just Passed a Law to Stop Unqualified Buyers From Taking Over Nursing Homes — and Not a Single Legislator Voted Against It

By Mordy YMarch 15, 20263 Mins Read

Fire Destroys Nursing Home Roof in Ohio, Forcing 92 Residents Out With No Time to Spare

By Ahuva SMarch 14, 20263 Mins Read

Iowa Nursing Homes Cited for Staffing Violations at More Than Double the Rate of Neighboring States

By Ahuva SMarch 14, 20263 Mins Read

The Lawyer Who Got a Nursing Home Exec Pardoned Just Got Arrested for Trying to Shake Him Down

By Sarah KMarch 14, 20264 Mins Read

Federal Advisors Urge Congress to Fix the Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis — Starting With What Workers Actually Earn

By Chaya SMarch 14, 20263 Mins Read

A Court Just Ordered UnitedHealth to Expose Its AI — the One Accused of Kicking Elderly Patients Out of Nursing Homes

By Ahuva SMarch 13, 20263 Mins Read

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