Congress reintroduced the Stop Wall Street Looting Act in an effort to hold private equity firms accountable for the negative outcomes of the companies they acquire and control, including long-term care communities. Experts and consumer advocates have been highly critical of private equity’s role in the nursing home industry. “Private equity takeovers are legal looting that
Are hospice services underutilized because of fear and stigma? Many patients in nursing homes qualify for hospice care yet never receive it. Why? Vincent Mor, phD, a professor of health services, policy and practice at Brown University, noted that despite Medicare and Medicaid coverage, in-facility hospices remain rare in skilled nursing settings. Mor has researched hospice
On October 7, 2024, Republican and former Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy disclosed on social media that he wants to get rid of Social Security and Medicare. These programs are a necessary and successful safety net. He wrote: “Shut down the entitlement state & you solve most of the immigration problem right there. We need to
Trump appointed General Mark Milley to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mark Milley was the nation’s highest-ranking military officer and the primary military advisor to the president, the secretary of defense, and the National Security Council. He describes former and twice-impeached President Trump” “He is the most dangerous person ever. I had suspicions when I
The University of South Carolina and Lexington Medical Center have opened a 52,000-square-foot brand-new facility to train the next generation of nurses. This building is located on Lexington Medical Center’s West Columbia campus. The new Satellite Clinical Education Building will be used by the university’s third—and fourth-year nursing bachelor’s students, as well as master’s program
Recent Comments