Healthcare consultant | President, Stackpole & Associates, Inc. | Author, The Marketing Handbook for Health Tourism.
Newport, RI
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The Lancet identifies 17 threats to global health. The misuse of AI is one. Four result from individual behavior; the others are exogenous. And what about “unhealthy aging”?
#publichealth; #healthcareAI #healthinsurance, #privatemedicalinsurance, #healthbenefits
New entrants keep announcing themselves. Egypt wants to compete with Turkey and the UAE.
Can they differentiate themselves based on outcomes, accreditation, and aftercare?
#MedicalTourism #Egypt #HealthcareTrade
The data on nurses can be manipulated, but the narrative cannot - Who wants to “care” in an industry that doesn’t?
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#publichealth, #healthinsurance, #privatemedicalinsurance, #healthbenefits
For millions, this spells trouble.
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#healthinsurance, #privatemedicalinsurance, #healthbenefits
The deteriorating state of the U.S. sick-care system.
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These findings reflect a similar trend in the US; gains in "healthspan" until ~2019, and then downhill. What's up?
#ageism #agingservices #longtermcare #assistedliving #seniorshousing #activeadult #supportivehousing #nursinghomes
South Korea treated 2.01 million foreign patients in 2025.
Visa policy + VAT refunds + K-culture = low barriers + high volume. The lesson: excellent outcomes, a strong brand, and clear policies motivate patients.
#MedicalTourism #KoreaHealth #HealthcareTrade
EU cross-border healthcare rules are being rewritten. The proposals include ending advance payments, income-based support for travel and lodging, and faster authorizations.
If adopted, patient flows across Europe will shift.
#CrossBorderCare #EUHealth #PatientRights
These navigators are GREAT! But why is everything so complicated, and why do we have to pay again to access care we're eligible for?
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#ageism #agingservices #longtermcare #assistedliving #seniorshousing #activeadult #supportivehousing #nursinghomes
BDT & MSD are buying a majority stake in Sunrise Senior Living, reported at $1B+. Q1 2026 senior housing investment hit $12.1B, a 20-year high.
About 10,400 units a year are being built vs. 100,000+ needed.
#SeniorHousing #CRE #SeniorLiving
If your bulls&*t meter sounds off like mine does about all the longevity-washing, here's a dose of sanity.
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#ageism #agingservices #longtermcare #assistedliving #seniorshousing #activeadult #supportivehousing #nursinghomes
As of 29 Sept, the US 100% Section 232 tariff on patented drugs applies to all firms not exempted.
Trade in health goods and trade in health services are linked. Watch drug costs in international care packages and payer contracts.
#HealthcareTrade #Tariffs #Pharma
Labor is over half of senior living operating budgets.
Yet most feasibility studies cover staffing in one line.
Demand tells you who moves in. A workforce study tells you who shows up.
#SeniorLiving #AssistedLiving #FeasibilityStudy
Integrating AI into various medical/care channels is moving ahead. Are you ready?
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#healthtech, #digitalhealth, #healthcaretechnology, #medtech, #medicaltechnology, #healthcareAI
Maybe the healthcare "system" is part of the disease?
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#healthinsurance, #privatemedicalinsurance, #healthbenefits
Medicaid cuts are hitting home care first, as states trim optional services amid workforce shortages.
The risk: people pushed into solutions (nursing homes) they don't need, at higher cost. Home and community care is the efficient model.
#HomeCare #HCBS #LongTermCare #Aging
Dispense with gratuitous questions: of course robots can and will help!
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#ageism #agingservices #longtermcare #assistedliving #seniorshousing #activeadult #supportivehousing #nursinghomes
To see the demographic future, look at Japan.
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#ageism #agingservices #longtermcare #assistedliving #seniorshousing #activeadult #supportivehousing #nursinghomes
Nurses are a traded health service too. One in seven works outside their country of birth, and 23% of nurses in high-income countries are foreign-born, says WHO.
That is GATS Mode 4 at scale. Ethical recruitment is now strategy.
#HealthWorkforce #HealthcareTrade #Nursing
Medicaid funds more than half of US long-term services and supports. Federal Medicaid spending is set to fall by ~$911B through 2034, and in 2028, LTC coverage is gone if you have $1M in home equity.
Families and operators: plan now.
#Medicaid #LongTermCare #ElderCare
