SNFs, Medicaid and Healthcare Reform
Whether the House bill, the Senate bill, or anything that may come out of reconciliation, Medicaid reimbursement for SNFs is going to get squeezed. It is amazing the uproar, first over the House healthcare reform bill, and now the Senate bill. I have to admit, like Nancy Pelosi, I have not read either bill, and I also prefer to wait until something actually becomes law to see what it says. Will the ACA replacement cut Medicaid spending over 10 years by $834 billion in the House bill, or $772 billion in the Senate bill? Will the ranks of the uninsured grow by 23 million by 2026, or 22 million? Will the average skilled nursing facility lose $600,000 in annual Medicaid reimbursement under the... Read More »
The Future of Medicaid Block Grants
Our editor Steve Monroe moderated a webinar on June 8 called “Skilled Nursing Reimbursement Under Trump Care” with panelists Joshua Jandris of IPA Seniors Housing and Marc Zimmet of Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, where they discussed Medicare reimbursement changes, the future of Medicaid managed care plans and the next shoe to drop on the reimbursement front under a Trump administration. If you are interested in hearing the 90-minute discussion, you can purchase the webinar here. During the webinar, Mr. Monroe brought in the audience to voice their opinion too, and here are the results: Do you think Medicare SNF payments should basically fund the shortfall of Medicaid payments, such as... Read More »CMS rules against SNFs
The skilled nursing sector does not need any more bad news, but it received some this week. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has issued a new rule that will prohibit SNFs that receive Medicare or Medicaid payments (so that would be the overwhelming majority) from requiring residents to resolve any disputes through a formal arbitration process as opposed to the court system. Obviously, the trial lawyers are celebrating because arbitration usually is less costly for providers, not to mention it is a faster process. Patient rights advocates prefer the judicial system because they want poor quality of care exposed for what it is, and they also believe patients are not properly compensated... Read More »The Elderly Deserve Better
The presidential candidates are ignoring the real problems, and people should be sick of it. I don’t know about you, but I am getting very irritated at this election. And not just because my guy did not win much of anything on Super Tuesday. I am sick of hearing about spray tans, goofy hair, liars, small hands, short stature, building walls paid for by someone else, tax returns…..is that enough? I really wonder, where have all the grownups gone? Although I don’t agree with him on everything, at least John Kasich is being mature about the issues and his opponents. But one thing is missing from him and all the other candidates. When was the last time you heard them talk about the elderly... Read More »Schedule a demo
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