Skilled Nursing News May 30, 2019
Among the many skilled nursing landmines — from a new Medicare payment system to underfunded Medicaid programs to a shifting regulatory landscape — providers would be wise not to ignore the ongoing effects of bundled payment programs.
In fact, at the end of a recent discussion on his research into the cost-savings successes and failures of accountable care organizations (ACOs), United Hospital Fund researcher Gregory Burke made a point to call out bundled payments as a key area of concern.
“Bundling is not your friend,” Burke, who serves as director of innovation strategies at the New York City-based non-profit, told SNN.
Specifically, Burke called out the ways bundled payment models bypass skilled nursing facilities entirely, as rehabilitation for once-staple...
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