Inside Covenant, American Health Plans’ Strategies to Keep Nursing Home Managed Care Burdens in Check

In weathering the rise of managed care penetration – which has often meant lost profits – nursing homes are turning to centralized processes for handling claims, beefing up teams to handle additional documentation requests (ADRs), and closely tracking contract renewals. Rates for managed care plans like Medicare Advantage are often lower than traditional fee-for-service Medicare […]

California Nursing Home’s Closure Underlines Steps To Ease ‘Transfer Trauma’ as Shutdowns Rise

The recent closure of a California facility is bringing even more attention to the broader issue of bed shortages and “transfer trauma” at nursing homes across the U.S., given that shutdowns of facilities have continued to mount in recent weeks. Efforts are being made to prevent “transfer trauma” among the older residents at skilled facilities, […]