Although some of short-term pandemic-related costs faced by skilled nursing facilities will likely fade over time, the industry’s current overall model may be financially unsustainable without broad...
Rural, urban disparities seen for quality of home healthcare
Jan 13, 2022
Rural home health care agencies perform better on process measures; urban agencies perform better on outcome measures.
Home health reaping dividends from Signify Health’s Transition to Home program
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 23, 2021
Signify Health has become an unexpected advocate for home health since it launched its Transition to Home solution nearly six months ago.
Legal expert: MA growth to spur uptick in home health financial activity in 2021
By
Liza Berger
Jan 29, 2021
The coming year promises to be robust in terms of financial deals in the home health space, according to a lawyer who focuses his practice on advising long-term care firms, and their investors and lenders,...
The COVID-19 turn of the screw
By
Liza Berger
Aug 27, 2021
This move toward mandates no doubt is a bitter pill for providers to swallow.
Financial incentives might tempt facilities to admit infected residents: LA Times
By
Amy Novotney
May 05, 2020
In an industry devastated by the coronavirus, some patient advocates and industry experts fear nursing home operators may seek to take advantage of the premium pay offered for admitting COVID-19-positive...
Medicare Advantage is hot topic at NIC meeting
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2019
Thinking of becoming involved with Medicare Advantage efforts? These NIC Spring Conference speakers have tips for you.
Minimum staffing levels would cost nursing homes $10 billion a year: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 20, 2022
The federal government’s proposed minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes could cost the industry $10 billion a year because tens of thousands of additional caregivers would need to be hired,...
MedPAC-proposed 5 percent cut to home health pay misses mark: NAHC
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 08, 2020
The 5% cut to home health pay recommended by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission does not consider all the costs of care operation and does not include home health agencies that are integrated into...
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