Skilled Nursing News April 11, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing out a payment model that would cover all costs associated with an episode of care, including a skilled nursing stay, but it appears that select hospitals would be in the driver’s seat if approved.
Certain surgical procedures will fall under the new model and include recovery at a nursing home. Operators could be part of the new episode-based proposed mandatory payment model, designed to coordinate care for patients who undergo some surgical procedures under traditional Fee-for-Service Medicare (FFS).
The Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) was issued on Thursday by CMS and is due to launch on Jan. 1, 2026; it will run for five years. The model was borne...
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