Big-picture thinkers in the skilled nursing space have increasingly talked about the need for operators to band together in the face of reimbursement pressures and new payment models — an urge that goes against the competitive nature of the health care industry, particularly in markets saturated with multiple post-acute options. But according to Plante Moran […]
The 5th episode of our podcast, Rethink, is now available! Earlier this year, Betsy Rust and Plante Moran released a report with a fairly explosive thesis: Margins for skilled nursing facilities had actually been on the rise between 2016 and 2017. But the senior care advisory firm was quick to point out that the report […]
With therapy minutes no longer driving reimbursement under the new Medicare reimbursement system taking effect on October 1, the relationship between skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation companies is undergoing a significant metamorphosis. But the change runs deeper than the shift in revenue streams. The new system will drive new models of care and move. interactions […]
The 4th episode of our podcast, Rethink, is now available! By making patient condition and characteristics the driver of reimbursement — instead of the number of therapy minutes provided to a resident — the Patient-Driven Payment Model coming in October has changed the game for rehabilitation and skilled nursing providers alike. And Aegis Therapies, which […]
Nimble, regional operators have been the belles of the ball in skilled nursing over the last few years, but the leader of the nation’s largest chain says he wouldn’t trade his scale for anything. “The advantages of my scale well outweigh the negatives of my scale,” George Hager, CEO of Genesis HealthCare (NYSE: GEN), told […]
The third episode of our podcast, Rethink, is now available! Based on the last few years, Genesis HealthCare (NYSE: GEN) should be on the ropes — significant quarterly losses, lease restructurings, and public criticism from one of its primary landlords have weighed on the skilled nursing giant. But the Kennett Square, Pa.-based operator closed out […]
The second episode of our podcast, Rethink, is now available! From the federal government to Avalere Health to the advisory firm that bears her name, Anne Tumlinson has been a leading voice on the business of long-term health care in the United States. As CEO of Anne Tumlinson Innovations, she hears from providers around the […]
Medicare Advantage plans have emerged as one of the strongest pressures on skilled nursing occupancy and margins in recent years, and operators have scrambled to find any possible way to adapt. Many have found reason for optimism in calls to embrace data analytics as the key to survival: Prove your worth to Medicare Advantage plans […]
Skilled Nursing News is excited to unveil our new podcast series, Rethink. Rick Matros has made a name for himself as one of the most outspoken leaders in the long-term health care space, offering blunt assessments of certain operators’ business models and the future of the skilled nursing industry at large. The past two years […]
Few voices in the skilled nursing world have been as outspoken as Rick Matros, CEO of Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA). That’s why we thought he’d make the perfect subject for our inaugural episode of “Rethink: The Future of Skilled Nursing,” a new podcast from Skilled Nursing News. During our 30-minute conversation, Matros offered […]
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