Trump rescinds Biden executive order on healthcare competition

Healthcare Finance, Aug. 18, 2025

Biden’s original executive order singled out insurance industry monopolistic practices, rural hospital consolidation and thorny prescription drug market patent laws.

CMS PAUSES NURSING HOME CARE COMPARE UPDATES, LEAVING 5-STAR RATINGS STATIC

Skilled Nursing News, Aug. 15, 2025
Through Sept., CMS will not be updating the Nursing Home Care Compare Five Star Rating System; data refreshes are expected in Oct.

CMS KICKING SURVEY ENFORCEMENT INTO HIGHER GEAR, EXPERTS CAUTION

McKnight’s LTC News, August 13, 2025
Many of the most-watched moves by CMS stem from the April activation of 900 pages of new surveyor guidance.

AMID 107K COMPLAINTS, MOST STATES MISS ANNUAL NURSING RECERTIFICATION GOALS

McKnight’s LTC News, August 11, 2025
Among 52 state agencies scored, only 14 met acceptable thresholds for annual recertification activity; another 12 partially met the goals, while the remainder did not…