Skilled Nursing News January 24, 2022
While Medicare beneficiaries have an “overwhelming desire” to receive care at home, skilled nursing academics argue the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 could put those same beneficiaries who require a high level of care at risk.
Marquette University’s College of Nursing this month published a debate-style article about the legislation as written, focused on its potential positive and negative effects on fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries.
Lisa Grabert, a Marquette research professor, edited the article. The author was a writer outside of Marquette, who chose to remain anonymous.
The article recognizes that Choose Home gives the Medicare program an “extraordinary opportunity” to better incorporate beneficiary preferences and move toward a more patient-centered care model.
“A lot of the discussion that...
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