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CHUNY BUYS 1.6 BILLION IN BEDS FROM CENTERS

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  1. 01Editor's Note · March 2026read ›
  2. 02CHUNY BUYS 1.6 BILLION IN BEDS FROM CENTERSread ›
  3. 03JAY MOSKOWITZ: 45 YEARS, 3,600 BEDS, AND A RESIDENT NAMED HELEN WHITEread ›
  4. 04DR. OZ JUST ANNOUNCED $200 MILLION FOR NURSE TRAINING. THE SHMOOZE HAS QUESTIONS.read ›
  5. 05CRUSH: CMS'S NEW FRAUD-FIGHTING ACRONYMread ›
  6. 06THE $5.7 BILLION VICTORY LAPread ›
  7. 07GENESIS BONUSES ON A SINKING SHIPread ›
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Edition 08 · Mar 2026

Editor's Note · March 2026

Edition 8 , Hey everyone, welcome to Shmooze #8 Ben Landa.

3/27/26Profile
Edition 08 · Mar 2026

CHUNY BUYS 1.6 BILLION IN BEDS FROM CENTERS

The Shmooze doesn't usually cover local Brooklyn real estate news.

3/27/26Deals
Edition 08 · Mar 2026

JAY MOSKOWITZ: 45 YEARS, 3,600 BEDS, AND A RESIDENT NAMED HELEN WHITE

Jay Moskowitz is 68 years old, has been in this business for 45 years, and still wears his yarmulke when he chairs the Colorado Healthcare Association.

3/27/26Profile
Edition 08 · Mar 2026

DR. OZ JUST ANNOUNCED $200 MILLION FOR NURSE TRAINING. THE SHMOOZE HAS QUESTIONS.

Good news first: CMS doubled its nursing home staffing campaign to $200 million.

3/27/26Profile
Edition 08 · Mar 2026

CRUSH: CMS'S NEW FRAUD-FIGHTING ACRONYM

In true government fashion, CMS probably spent a year and a few million in consulting fees to arrive at the acronym CRUSH - Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare.

3/27/26Regulatory
Edition 08 · Mar 2026

THE $5.7 BILLION VICTORY LAP

CMS held a press conference , with the Vice President, no less , to announce they caught $5.7 billion in fraudulent Medicare payments.

3/27/26Regulatory
Edition 08 · Mar 2026

GENESIS BONUSES ON A SINKING SHIP

Genesis HealthCare - currently in bankruptcy, being sold for $996 million - just asked a federal judge for permission to pay nearly $10 million in bonuses to executives and employees because people keep quitting and the sale keeps getting delayed.

3/27/26Bankruptcy
Edition 08 · Mar 2026

THE CHOW CRISIS IN A NUTSHELL

A legitimate buyer just spent three years trying to take over a one-star New York nursing home with active fraud allegations against its current owner.

3/27/26Regulatory
Edition 08 · Mar 2026

CENSIBLE MARKETING

What They Do: Run your admissions department.

3/27/26Tech
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