SNN RETHINK: Fireside Chat with Curana

This article is sponsored by Curana. This article is based on a discussion with Tony Gamboa, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at Curana. This discussion took place on September 13, 2023, during the SNN RETHINK Conference. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Skilled Nursing News: Tony, tell us about Curana Health […]

Inside Curana’s Ciena Partnership to Expand I-SNP Reach

With skilled nursing advocates and operators increasingly touting the benefits of Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) as those benefits serve both residents and care providers, a new partnership initiative in Michigan is expanding the reach of such plans across many Medicare-eligible individuals. The new I-SNP offering builds on the existing partnership between provider-led primary and […]

Success Stories, Medicare Advantage Trends Drive I-SNP Growth in Nursing Home Sector

With the end of the public health emergency, industry stakeholders said the development of Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) are of more interest to skilled nursing operators than ever before. Mark Price, Chief Executive Officer of Curana Health, said the interest level in I-SNPs has significantly increased in the past few months. “With the end […]

How Nursing Homes Can Find Value Via New Ways of Partnering with Managed Care Plans

As value-based care increasingly becomes more prevalent in the nursing home industry, providers continue to straddle traditional Medicare fee for service (FFS) and a plethora of managed care plans. But there are arrangements that can allow organizations to be both payer and provider, or partner with those that already occupy both worlds. Amy Kaszak, executive […]

CMS Data Shows SNFs a ‘Good Landing Spot’ For Less Acute Patients, Emboldens Calls for Ending 3-Day Stay Rule

As nursing home advocates continue to push for ending the 3-day hospital stay requirement, a recently released federal agency report on the use of these waivers by accountable care organizations (ACOs) showcases some of the benefits that they have brought to patients and providers. Use of waivers by ACOs for a 3-day stay did not […]

AllyAlign Partnership Launches Curana Health to Grow Value-Based Care in Skilled Nursing

In another attestation to the health care industry’s expanding interest in value-based care models, AllyAlign Health has teamed up with two other health care organizations to form Curana Health — with a goal of being in skilled nursing and senior living communities across the country. AllyAlign Health, Elite Patient Care and Provider Health Services are […]