Senior Correspondent at KFF Health News.
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A major nursing home chain in bankruptcy may escape paying millions of dollars it agreed to in legal settlements over patient injuries and deaths. “It just feels like they killed my mom and got away with it,” a New Mexico woman says.
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Our @kffhealthnews story about how one of the biggest nursing home chains avoided financial accountability over resident injury & death lawsuits. @CBSNews
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"Feeling you're suffocating is a horrific feeling, and that feeling can go on for months and months."
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Jordan Rau retweeted
Looking for some more summer reading? Today, MedPAC released its July 2025 data book on Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program! Find it on our website here: bit.ly/MedPACJuly2025DataBoo…
How to Find the Right Medical Rehab Services
Specialized hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and home health agencies provide rehab therapy. Insurers may limit the services you can get.
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For-profit medical rehab hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn’t tell consumers about troubling inspections.
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"Hard caps on rehab -- as few as 20 sessions a year -- endure in part because of an omission in the Affordable Care Act." kffhealthnews.org/MjAwNjg4NQ via @kffhealthnews
Health insurers limit physical therapy sessions to as few a year. Some patients run out without being able to walk, @KFFHealthNews found.
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Excellent @ReedAbelson @RebeccaDRobbins piece on how pharmacy benefit managers are driving local pharmacies out of business. @nytimes nytimes.com/2024/10/19/busin…
The latest installment of @judith_graham's insightful series on aging alone focuses on dementia.
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Jordan Rau retweeted
Academics via email: Sorry but your question about late 17th C. Portuguese mercantilism is outside my area of expertise, which is early 17th C. Portuguese mercantilism
Academics via Twitter: I teach linguistics at Oberlin and I am troubled by the Democrat’s strategy in Nevada
Free DC journalism conference on the intersection of nukes, climate change, AI and more. @KFF 12/5 & 12/6
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“Later, one of our editors said of us: ‘Don’t ask them any questions. It will generate another 50 inches of copy.’” nytimes.com/2024/10/09/busin…
Jordan Rau retweeted
🚨Just released the 2024 @KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey. For the 2nd consecutive year family premiums grew 7%. A big increase this year, but over five years, premiums are just keeping pace with inflation - 🧵1/n
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Congrats to our Barlett and Steele Gold award winners @KFFHealthNews and Cox Media Group and especially @DavidHilzenrath and @jodieTVnews and thanks to the Reynolds Center for the recognition! businessjournalism.org/2024/…
Good @CitizenCohn explainer on long-term care financial challenges Harris to address. huffpost.com/entry/kamala-ha…
“They’ve turned it around and used it against us.” Here’s what really happens when the US slaps tariffs on China. bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @business
Good @annmarietimmins story on Medicare pilot program to help caregivers for people w/dementia
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“You’re as defiant a defendant as I’ve ever seen.” nytimes.com/2024/10/03/us/po…
