Skilled Nursing News November 26, 2025
Achieving financial stability and growth in the current reimbursement environment is no small task for nursing home providers.
Three particular challenges relate to value-based purchasing (VBP) program changes, effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and the continued rise of Medicare Advantage, leaders with Ignite Medical Resorts and ArchCare said during a recent Skilled Nursing News webinar.
When asked how changes to the value-based purchasing program have affected ArchCare, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Taimur Mirza offered a succinct answer: “Negatively.”
“When it was focusing just on the 30-day readmissions, that’s something that we could have a little more tighter control over, but with the nurse turnover and the nursing hours per resident day [added], it’s become much...







