PulsePoints

• Big Companies Expect Reform to Raise Costs

Ninety-four percent of companies surveyed expect the recently-passed health care reform law to raise company costs.

• No Fast Fix for County Nursing Homes

County-operated nursing homes in New York state are struggling financially, due to the increasing population of senior citizens, the growth of the state’s Medicaid program, and the growth of property taxes.

Govt Warns Health Insurance Industry on Mergers

Obama administration warns the health insurance industry against mergers that might stifle competition.

• Health Reform and Nursing Home Transparency

AAHSA’s senior vice president for advocacy, Suzanne Weiss, on the importance of nursing home transparency.

Opinion:

• Healthcare Reform and the Economy: Are Either Looking Up?

Karen Minich-Pourshadi looks at differing opinions on the state of the economy and health care.

• Flash! MA has rate-setting!

Paul Levy on whether or not hospitals should allow the government to adjust hospital rates.

Did we cover all of this week’s important events? Let us know if we missed anything in the comments.

What’s the first thing a doctor checks on a patient when they step into the examination room? Their pulse. Why? Because it’s the fastest way to know what’s wrong or right with a patient. At Cambridge, we want to be the first place you check to learn about senior housing and finance.

As always, we’re interested in helping you make smart financial decisions for your senior housing facility. We pride ourselves on providing you with the best information on FHA-insured HUD loans, conventional financing, and investments and acquisitions.

In keeping with our tradition of providing you with the best information available, we bring you our new blog, PulsePoints. Think of it as a sort of financial stethoscope, but instead of listening to heartbeats, you’ll hear about the ups and downs of the finance world. Here’s what you can expect from the blog:

• Regular news updates on senior housing and finance
• Opinions from our president and other employees
• Cambridge news

We’ll tell you about our company, but we’d also like to use this as an opportunity to learn more about you. What kind of information would be most valuable to you? Are you looking for advice on how to run your senior care facility? Do you want to stay updated on interest rates and HUD loans? Let us know in the comments and help us make this blog the pulse you check for senior housing finance news.

What kind of information would you like to see on PulsePoints?