Skilled Nursing News July 17, 2024
In the wake of Indiana’s transition to managed care for Medicaid services on July 1st, nursing home operators across the state are grappling with significant financial uncertainties due to delayed reimbursements, leaving many small facilities struggling to make payroll for their employees.
Jeff Huffman, chief operations officer of The Strategies, a family-owned long-term care organization which oversees five nursing home and rehabilitation facilities and employs about 300 staff, expressed deep concerns over the payment delays.
Huffman told Skilled Nursing News that facilities operated by The Strategies have been denied payments for over 80% of services rendered by clinicians. And while his organization has managed to keep up with paying employees for the last couple of weeks, there is a...