Long-Term Post-Acute Care

HHS Gives $4.9B to Skilled Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Skilled nursing facilities are getting billions of dollars in grants from the federal government to offset growing expenses and lost revenue attributable to COVID-19, HHS recently announced. The...

2.3% Medicare Payment Hike Planned for Skilled Nursing Facilities

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Skilled nursing facilities are slated to see a 2.3 percent, or $784 million, increase in Medicare payments in the 2021 fiscal year (FY), according to a rule proposed by CMS late on Friday. CMS also...

Benefit of Private Equity in Healthcare? Lessons from Nursing Homes

by Jacqueline LaPointe

A working paper from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University is raising questions about the benefits of private equity in healthcare. The paper recently published in SSRN...

Long-Term Care Demand to Double Despite Workforce Constraints

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Supply and demand for long-term care are moving in opposite directions, according to a report from the American Action Forum. The number of Americans needing long-term care is slated to nearly double...