Skilled Nursing News July 28, 2025
Fee-for-service Medicare’s skilled nursing facility (SNF) utilization remained stable at 22.7%, unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same period a year ago, as Medicare Advantage penetration continued to grow, according to the latest Trella Health 2025 Post-Acute Care Industry Trend Report, released Monday.
Moreover, FFS nursing home utilization rates varied widely across the United States. Nursing home utilization stood at 7.2% in Alaska on the low end and 29.7% in Connecticut on the high end, representing a 22.6% spread, the report states. This wide disparity points to ongoing inconsistencies in discharge practices and access to SNF care, with variation based on state-specific factors, such as hospital partnerships, payer mix, and local care infrastructure, influence SNF referral...
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