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

By Chaya SMarch 14, 2026

Washington, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is deploying artificial intelligence to…

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

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

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

By Sarah KMarch 14, 20263 Mins Read

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

By Mordy YMarch 14, 20263 Mins Read

Nantucket’s Only Nursing Home Could Close. The Town Just Voted Against the $134 Million Plan to Save It.

By Chaya SMarch 12, 20263 Mins Read

PE-Owned Nursing Homes Have 10 Times the Bankruptcy Risk and 11% Higher Mortality, NYU Study Finds

By Mordy YMarch 11, 20263 Mins Read

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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

By Chaya SMarch 7, 20263 Mins Read

Dallas, Texas — Creative Solutions in Healthcare, one of the country’s most active nursing home…

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

This Colorado Nursing Home Brought the Winter Olympics to Its Residents — and It Cost Less Than $100

March 1, 2026

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

March 14, 2026

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

March 14, 2026

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

March 13, 2026

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

March 13, 2026

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New York Nursing Home Covered Up Resident Death After Staff Failed to Read Lab Results and Withheld CPR, State Finds

March 12, 2026

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Connecticut Lawmakers Move to Rein In Long-Term Care Insurance Rate Hikes After Years of Inaction

March 12, 2026

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

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

A 68-Year-Old Albany Nursing Home Is Closing — Because $60 Million in Repairs Is a Debt It Can’t Afford

State Staffing Mandates Face Fresh Scrutiny as New Study Draws Industry Pushback

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Minnesota Bill Would Bar Private Equity Nursing Home Buyers With Any Lawsuit in the Last Decade

By Chaya SMarch 11, 20264 Mins Read

Medicare Payment Shake-Up Looms as CMS Reconsiders Key Add-Ons for High-Cost Nursing Home Patients

By Mordy YMarch 10, 20263 Mins Read

States With Longer-Running End-of-Life Planning Programs Keep More Nursing Home Residents Out of the Hospital

By Chaya SMarch 10, 20264 Mins Read

Virginia Nursing Home Deal Shows REIT Exit Is Still Fueling Regional Consolidation

By Sarah KMarch 10, 20262 Mins Read

Bronx Nursing Home Says $31 Million Medicare Clawback Could Shut It Down

By Ahuva SMarch 10, 20262 Mins Read

CMS Signals Possible Rewrite of Nursing Home Antipsychotic Measure After Years of Provider Pushback

By Mordy YMarch 9, 20263 Mins Read

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