COVID-19 | Regulatory Environment | medicaid | medicare | telehealth
By: Ryan Brooks | April 19, 2023
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 to expire on May 11, 2023. The impacts of the public health emergency ending will vary by state, depending on specific policies and programs that were put in place during the emergency.
Business Environment | Ideas and Discussion | Market Trends | Senior Housing | Six Key Drivers | healthcare | medicare | telehealth
By: Bob Kramer | September 08, 2022
Reframing Health and Healthcare NIC Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor Robert Kramer has identified “Six Key Drivers” that will shape the senior living industry over the next 10 years. Kramer is also Founder & Fellow at Nexus Insights, a think tank advancing the well-being of older adults through innovative models of housing, community and healthcare. NIC Notes is publishing a bi-weekly series detailing each key driver. View the first three installments of the "Six Key Drivers" blog series. What follows is an analysis of the fourth key driver: Reframing Health and Healthcare. Our new customers, as discussed in Key Driver #3, have a different take on longevity. They are not content to just live longer, they want to live better. They want their lifespan to as nearly as possible to match their “healthspan” or “wellspan.”
COVID-19 | Senior Housing | healthcare | telehealth
By: NIC | May 21, 2020
Healthcare trends emerging prior to the pandemic are now expected to accelerate as the impact of the disease outbreak unfolds.
COVID-19 | Senior Housing | Skilled Nursing | telehealth
By: Ryan Brooks | May 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in an era of unprecedented change in the world’s healthcare landscape. Some of these changes may be temporary – lasting only until a vaccine or widespread testing is available – but others will have secured their place with consumers and will become permanently woven into the fabric of the healthcare system. There is an increased sense of uneasiness in visiting medical office buildings, urgent care sites, and hospitals, especially for routine checkups and minor ailments. Despite this apprehension, the level of care needed to support the United States’ population has not subsided.
