The American Prospect had an interesting article about the incredibly profitable insurance industry. If not for the power of insurance float, the empire of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway would not exist. Insurance float is the profit earned in the period of time between collecting premiums and before payouts to clients. The longer they delay paying
Skilled nursing facility operator Ensign Group is quick to peddle its lies according to a new report. They boast of their so-called “industry-leading” clinical outcomes and mislead by claiming they have a “strong history of quickly improving the quality of care.” The actual truth is far from the pleasant masquerade that glosses facility websites. Cheryle
A new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General exposes a dangerous weakness in nursing home emergency preparedness: most facilities reviewed did not have adequate or reliable emergency power systems. OIG found emergency power deficiencies in 72 of 100 sampled nursing homes and estimated that nearly three-fourths of nursing homes nationwide may have inadequate
Media reports that Ohio’s increasing homeless problem is caused by the nursing homes dumping vulnerable adults. In early Augst of 2023, an older, medically fragile, woman was found with just a walker and a large bag of medications outside an Ohio homeless shelter. Found with a broken tibia, dementia, and diabetes, she was scared, and