Skilled Nursing News August 18, 2023
As managed care plans become more and more relevant to the nursing home industry, it appears Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are experiencing less favorable outcomes, while using less post-acute care services than those on traditional fee-for-service Medicare.
A study published in JAMA Health Forum on Friday suggests that MA enrollees reported less functional improvement while using post-acute care services, compared to those on traditional Medicare. Similar patterns were seen among dual-eligible beneficiaries, the report found, although differences between MA and traditional dual-eligibles were not statistically significant.
Moreover, JAMA researchers said enrollee perception of MA plans could be tied to use of lower quality SNFs given that beneficiaries are limited to certain practitioners available within MA plan networks.
Another contributor to less...
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