Skilled Nursing News December 9, 2025
Artificial intelligence and technology are making a difference for skilled nursing operators as they navigate a changing payer landscape.
This comes amid the Trump Administration’s greater focus on managed Medicare and the anticipated impact from recent legislative changes.
For providers with facilities in multiple states, having technology that can highlight the differences in Medicaid models is imperative, Shawna Rainey, SVP of Clinical Reimbursement at Ignite Medical Resorts, told Skilled Nursing News. Ignite operates 28 locations across six states.
“Just in the states that we operate in there are different case mix index (CMI) weights, from Missouri to Kansas, and so that makes it difficult for an apples to apples comparison,” Rainey said. “In some states you’re able to use...







