McKnight's September 2, 2021
A lack of workers isn’t the only COVID-19 complication slowing skilled nursing admissions.
A new report finds Medicare Advantage restrictions are also creating log jams in hospitals desperate to discharge patients to post-acute care and free up needed beds.
The problem is especially pronounced in states with high COVID-19 case rates, several hospital executives and association leaders told Modern Healthcare this week. Healthcare leaders said the prior authorizations needed to send no-longer acute patients on to post-acute care have always come slowly in states like Florida, Louisiana and Oregon. But the problem is limiting access to care for would-be hospital admits during the ongoing delta surge.
“It’s equally about that (outgoing) patient, but it’s also equally about that patient that...
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