Like many markets across the country, the Twin Cities in Minnesota are confronting a reduction in skilled nursing beds, which is forcing patients to remain in hospitals for longer periods of time — with skilled nursing-at-home gaining momentum as a solution to these discharge pressures. “The average length-of-stay on the hospital side is eight days […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided to take action on transitions in care – specifically Medicare Advantage (MA) plans diverting care to home health instead of skilled nursing – after years of skilled nursing industry and consumer feedback. CMS last month took steps to address the trend with a proposed rule […]
Skilled nursing operators shouldn’t be scared of losing market share to the shift to home trend, including SNF-at-home – at least not in the near-term. Instead, operators need to look at shifts to home-based care as an opportunity to diversify business lines in the future, as patient preference, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and technology advancements […]
Nursing home executives are increasingly exploring what it would take to start a SNF-at-home program, at a time when it has become apparent after the height of a global pandemic that patients would rather be cared for in the home when at all possible. For many skilled nursing providers it becomes part of a bigger […]
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) appears poised to become a bigger player in the post-acute care space moving forward, in a pilot program that highlights ongoing shifts away from facility-based care and into the home. The company announced last week that it is preparing to launch a post-acute transitions pilot for Aetna members in select geographies […]
As more operators look for ways to add SNF-at-home services to their offerings, staffing shortages may continue to stall home recovery care expansion in the post-acute care space. Some home care providers like Contessa are working to add SNF-at-home programs to more markets. For SNF operators, however, reimbursement remains a challenge in launching home care […]
As more operators look for new ways to incorporate at-home services into their model of care, SNF-at-home, while growing, may still have a long way to go. Securing reimbursement continues to be the most difficult component for SNF-at-home in a managed care environment, according to Contessa Health CEO Travis Messina. “I do think the lack […]
Home health and hospice provider Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) late Wednesday announced plans to acquire SNF-at-home company Contessa Health for $250 million. The Baton Rouge, La. company said it intends to grow Contessa’s logistics platform CareConvergence, in addition to owning its hospital-at-home and home-based skilled nursing services. Amedisys’s total addressable market (TAM) for in-home care […]
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