Fighting the Market Not a Winning Strategy: United Church Homes CEO on the Future of Managed Care

United Church Homes (UCH) is continuing to make progress on a recently announced value-based care play with health plan provider CareSource, while responding to the ongoing market and regulatory pressures in the nursing home space. In June, UCH — with a portfolio of about 1,600 senior housing and care units, including 600 nursing home units […]

AHCA’s CEO: Nursing Homes Must Prepare for ‘Massive’ Staffing Mandate Battle, Adapt to Managed Care ‘Mega-Trend’

Nursing homes are past the “nightmare” caused by Covid-19, but now are facing “a real business problem” that could be considerably worsened by the coming federal staffing mandate. That’s according to Mark Parkinson, CEO and president of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). He spoke Tuesday of the urgent need to […]

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Strengthen Medicare Plans for SNF Residents

As ongoing Obamacare repeal efforts cloud the future of Medicaid, a bipartisan pair of representatives introduced a bill they claim will help strengthen Medicare Advantage access for the most vulnerable seniors. H.R. 3168 would reauthorize Medicare Special Needs Plans, which are generally restricted to recipients who need institutional care, must manage chronic illnesses, or qualify for […]