Skilled Nursing News July 5, 2021
Institutional special needs plans (I-SNPs) are seen by some to be the only path forward for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to enter value-based care, however, Brian Fuller, CEO of care coordination company Integrated Care Solutions (ICS), thinks SNFs should get more involved with direct contracting entities (DCEs).
A lack of understanding may be preventing them from doing so.
In an effort to test an array of financial risk-sharing arrangements to reduce Medicare expenditures and enhance care quality, the the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model, approving 53 DCEs this year.
CMS recently announced that the direct contracting program is under review, and the agency is not currently accepting applications for the...