Managed Healthcare Executive October 7, 2025
The Challenges of Today’s System
Post-acute care is essential to patient recovery following a hospitalization. Unfortunately, it’s not always a quick process to get to the right setting along with the appropriate equipment for patients to recover. A fragmented system often leads to delays in transferring patients to a post-acute care facility or to their home, and can cause delays in receiving timely services. These barriers leave some patients waiting in hospitals or other care settings longer than may be necessary, driving up costs for payers and frustrating both patients and their clinicians.
Historically, oversight of post-acute services has been framed as a “gatekeeper” function, too often associated with denials and delays. The real opportunity lies in transforming this function...
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