Fear of lawsuits spurs more costly care, survey, experts find
Sep 28, 2011
One of the major factors for rising healthcare costs is that providers are, by their own admission, offering their patients too much care, according to a recent survey.
Inflation’s up. Providers’ insurance bills are likely next
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 03, 2022
Rising commercial insurance rates combined with coverage prices that typically outpace cost-of-living increases spell almost certain upcoming hikes in providers’ liability and commercial policies, according...
LTC operators paying higher liability costs since pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 24, 2021
Long-term care operators should be wary of increased liability costs following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic after a new report found that industry is facing increasing loss costs — with the frequency...
Non-covered losses and steep rate increases: New report issues bleak outlook for provider insurance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2021
The best positioned long-term and senior care providers can expect to see liability insurance rates climb by as much as 30% this year, while those with previous losses and poor venues will face even stiffer...
Provider insurance rates finally ‘bending in positive direction’ but not all sunny: report
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
Long-term care providers could begin to see some relief this spring from insurance rates that escalated during the pandemic.
Ask the care expert … about screening for sex offenders
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 02, 2013
Our facility has been doing more screening for new employees to protect our residents and current staff. We were thinking about checking potential employees to be sure they are not on a sex offender website....