SNFs prepare to absorb nearly $800 million in Medicare cuts
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McKnight's Staff
May 10, 2012
Medicare cuts scheduled to hit in January will cost skilled nursing facilities close to $800 million in fiscal year 2014, a new analysis estimates.
Ten states to absorb majority of Medicare bad debt funding cuts, report finds
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 04, 2012
Bad debt provisions of recent legislation will cut skilled nursing facility payments by nearly $3 billion between 2012 and 2021, with a handful of states bearing the brunt of it, a report finds.
Bundled payments and dual-eligibles bring opportunities to long-term care operators, experts say
Mar 29, 2012
Gainsharing and caring for dual eligibles are hot topics for healthcare providers — and rightfully so — experts said Thursday.
Footloose with Medicare dollars?: Investigators concerned by sharp increase in artificial feet
Feb 16, 2012
Physicians and federal investigators are concerned about a dramatic surge in Medicare spending for artificial feet for beneficiaries. While the number of diabetes-related lower limb amputations is falling,...
As states cut Medicaid funds, nursing home group proposes bad debt fix
Feb 01, 2012
Forty states have either frozen or cut Medicaid-financed nursing home care for seniors between 2009 and 2011, a new survey has found.
SNFs should focus on partnerships, quality, to weather uncertain future, experts say
Jan 16, 2012
In order to survive an uncertain financial and regulatory environment, skilled nursing operators need to look at partnering with other healthcare systems and improving the quality of care, analysts say.
Ohio loses SNF jobs in wake of pay cuts; a sign of what’s to come for nation, experts say
Dec 08, 2011
Ohio skilled nursing facilities have shed or plan to shed 2,800 jobs in the wake of recent Medicare and Medicaid cuts, new survey results show. It could be just the start of losses to be felt around the...
Report: Triggered Medicare cuts would hit hospitals harder than nursing homes
Nov 23, 2011
Nursing homes will be impacted less than hospitals and physicians if the automatic cuts to Medicare providers are implemented, a new report finds. The 2% across-the-board Medicare cuts are scheduled as...
Medicare reimbursement cuts will force loss of 40,000 nursing home-related jobs, survey respondents say
Nov 08, 2011
The Medicare PPS skilled nursing facility final rule that was enacted Oct. 1 could result in 20,000 nursing home layoffs nationwide and another 20,000 jobs lost to abandoned expansion activity, according...
Resident satisfaction rates have improved and health survey citations are declining in skilled nursing facilities, according to a new quality of care report.