As the skilled nursing industry looks ahead to 2025, analysts are better positioned to project which states are easiest and most difficult to navigate for providers, especially in the wake of political shifts following the election of Donald Trump. Factors such as Medicaid reimbursement rates, regulatory complexity, and labor challenges determine whether a state is […]
Cain Brothers
Despite industry headwinds, analyses have found that the nationwide supply of nursing home beds falls far below potential demand for the services — a trend that will only worsen as changing payment models knock some providers out of the business entirely. Writing in a commentary piece last week, Cain Brothers director Taaha Shaikh claimed that […]
Pressured by already light coffers and razor-thin margins, skilled nursing facilities could see an even wider gulf grow between top and bottom performers under the new Medicare payment model. That’s at least according to Cain Brothers director Taaha Shaikh, who this week wrote a commentary calling the coming Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) “the next great […]
Of all the changes coming to the skilled nursing industry when a new payment model takes effect next fall, the most pressing may be one of the most basic: Starting in October 2019, providers will have a single opportunity to set themselves up for financial success with a patient’s initial assessment. The Patient-Driven Payment Model, […]