Lower-rated facilities get more Alzheimer’s admissions: study
Highly rated operations had 3% fewer newly admitted residents with Alzheimer’s. CNA wages and Medicaid add-ons may play a role in the findings, report investigators.
Medicaid
More states turning to Medicaid to help providers during pandemic
Another handful of states are now leveraging Medicaid to assist nursing homes struggling with added costs during the coronavirus pandemic, LeadingAge detailed in a new blog post.
Medicaid providers receive additional $15B in coronavirus relief funding
The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday announced the distribution of $15 billion in coronavirus relief funding to Medicaid providers that have not yet received any such payment.
Residents with mental illness concentrated in facilities that offer less direct care: study
Facilities that serve more residents with mental illness tend to have quality characteristics that differ substantially from other nursing homes, say investigators.
Provider COVID-19 relief funds now to be based on 2018 patient revenue
The Department of Health and Human Services will now be basing its entire distribution of $50 billion in COVID-19 relief funding on providers’ 2018 net patient revenues.
States using Medicaid to provide ‘lifeline’ for providers, association reports
More states are using Medicaid to help nursing homes handle additional costs during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure residents remain safe, according to LeadingAge.
Additional Medicaid increases around country provide cushion for providers during pandemic
As long-term care providers face skyrocketing personal protective equipment costs and workforce struggles, several states have worked to ensure providers have enough resources to handle the increased financial burdens caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Nearly half of Medicaid patients’ antibiotics prescribed with ‘no clear rationale’
Among millions of antibiotic fills tracked, many had no recent claims for a clinician encounter or a link to an infection diagnosis, say investigators.
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How technology can put providers in the Medicaid driver’s seat
The consequences of the Medicaid headwinds are far-reaching: maintaining and enhancing quality of care is more difficult, and a growing number of facilities are being forced to close down altogether.
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