Skilled Nursing News October 10, 2022
As Medicare Advantage (MA) plans continue to expand in benefits and number of beneficiaries, nursing home operators are weighing their options on how to adapt.
“If you start to think about positioning with your relationships, with these types of organizations, be it a provider network, a member that has an Institutional Special Needs Plan (I-SNP) or a coordination entity like Lifespark, it gets really interesting in terms of where you’re plugged in,” said Mike Cheek, senior vice president of reimbursement and market strategy for the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).
Cheek, along with Matt Kinne, vice president of growth and partnerships at Minnesota-based Lifespark, spoke at the association’s conference in Nashville about MA plans...