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How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle

Hospice News

As the study explains, nursing homes are incentivized to hospitalize residents eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid because those patients can later return to the nursing home with a higher-paying Medicare benefit before transitioning back to long-term care with lower Medicaid day rates.

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PEPPER Report: Target areas for rehab

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Beginning in 2013, according to statutory language in “Section 6102” of the Affordable Care Act, SNFs are required to have a compliance program. Statistics in PEPPER are presented in tabular form and in graphs that depict the SNF’s target area percentages over time. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.