Skilled care operators feeling the pinch. Or should we say, pinches?
“This is going to be the wave of the future.” If you happen to be a long-term care operator looking for words to live by, the above sentence is a pretty good choice.
Payment
HHS wants Kindred dual-eligible case dismissed
The federal government wants a court to toss Kindred Healthcare’s attempt to collect $10.1 million in dual-eligible payments, according to legal filings reported this week.
The 21st Century SNF: two paths forward
Many industry experts believe skilled nursing’s current marketshare challenges are temporary — that SNFs only have to hang on until demographic shifts kick in. But I worry about this strategy.
RCS-Done … Tech Support, please!
I was all ready for my presentation on RCS-I, and then I literally lost power and had the run yanked out from under me at the same time.
Skilled care operators might want to curb their PDPM enthusiasm
If some operators are getting the PDPM tingly-dinglys, I’m experiencing something else: a sense of déjà vu.
Providers rewarded for sticking with it
One could excuse long-term care providers if they’re walking around looking over their shoulders right now. I can personally identify with that.
BREAKING NEWS: CMS gives skilled nursing 2.4% Medicare pay raise, unveils another new resident classification system
In a flurry of activity late Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced an $850 million pay raise for skilled nursing facilities for fiscal 2019 that comes along with major simplifications to a previously pitched resident classification system.
Is it the docs’ turn to get stoned?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services brought out its equivalent of a brass band and confetti machine Tuesday to tout a new provider payment strategy. One could almost hear strains of “Happy Days Are Here Again” in the background.
Payment reform: Ready! Set! Don’t go! No, I mean go!
Perhaps you think that the new therapy-payment bombshell (RCS-1) has turned out to be a dud. I hope to make the point that it was not.
One week away: 12th Annual Online Expo nearing record numbers
New attendance records are expected to be set at the 12th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo next week during the five-webinar virtual trade show.
