After setting records for five straight years, the average price per-bed for skilled nursing facilities plunged 18% in 2017, according to acquisition data published by Irving Levin Associates. The media company blamed the drop (to $81,350 per bed) on Medicare reimbursement cuts, reduced lengths of stay, rising labor costs and declines in occupancy. “Given the…
A pair of Congressional subcommittees focused on oversight have banded together to examine ways to reduce Medicaid fraud and waste.
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Despite falling occupancy and mounting Medicare payment pressures, a national consulting firm says providers are poised to benefit from the changing industry. “The Silver Tsunami and the increasing capabilities of SNFs suggest that the future will be bright for facilities that can provide high-quality, cost-efficient care,” Plante Moran said in its first “Make the Mark”…
Providers taking part in a Medicare experiment saved money by funneling care away from skilled nursing facilities and toward physician services, according to a new analysis.
LOUISIANA 16,500 could be forced out of SNFs in funding fight About 60,000 elderly or disabled Medicaid recipients in Louisiana are being told they should expect to lose their benefits in July, and advocates say more than a quarter of them could be forced out of the long-term care facilities they call home. The notifications…
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The federal government sued Wisconsin’s Ozaukee County in March, alleging that a county-owned nursing home discriminated against a former nursing assistant by forcing her to get a flu shot. According to the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Barnell Williams asked Lasata Care Center for a religious exemption…
