Skilled Nursing News January 12, 2022
With more long-term care provider organizations embracing Medicare Advantage institutional special needs plans (I-SNPs), the time might be right for skilled nursing operators to explore the potential benefits of expanding D-SNPs, or dual-eligible special needs plans.
Special needs plans provide services to “special needs individuals” such as institutionalized individuals and people with severe or disabling chronic conditions, as specified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
D-SNPs enroll individuals entitled to both Medicare and medical assistance from a state plan under Medicaid — the so-called “dual eligible” population.
Allison Rizer, principal with ATI Advisory, thinks the D-SNP model, which has been made permanent by Congress and is getting more investment from various states, could provide more incentive for...
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