Skilled Nursing News December 8, 2021
Nearly a decade after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established accountable care organizations (ACOs) in conjunction with the Affordable Care Act, the health care landscape has shifted even further toward a focus on outcomes and value.
As recently as October CMS and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMMI) unveiled an updated 10-year strategic plan which highlighted its goal to shift all Medicare and the majority of Medicaid beneficiaries out of fee-for-service (FFS) and into value-based payment and alternative methods with a special emphasis on accountable care and health equity.
Some in the skilled nursing industry see the move away from traditional fee-for-service payment as daunting while others like American Health Care Association President...
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