Skilled Nursing News February 21, 2025
Skilled nursing deals are plentiful, and private equity has a large role to play in their abundance, according to leaders at Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA). This trend comes amid the possibility of Medicaid cuts, which could be watered down eventually from the current package presented by House Republicans, they noted.
Speaking during Sabra’s fourth quarter conference call Thursday, CEO Rick Matros spoke about the regulatory and political environment and their effects on the skilled nursing sector, particularly potential cuts to Medicaid and the removal of the federal staffing mandate as part of the Senate budget plan.
Because Congress is in the very early stages of its budget process, there are drastic differences between the House and Senate budget...