CMS Proposal Marks Shift After Years of Skilled Nursing Frustration with Medicare Advantage Diversions

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 […]

SNF-at-Home Model Becoming ‘Critical Player’ For Success

Several factors continue to push patient care inside the home including health care waivers, patient preference, proposed legislation and an incentive to keep patients out of hospitals during the pandemic, as 32 states now offer hospital care at-home services as of July 27. While the clinical capabilities of in-home care remain limited, some operators are […]

DispatchHealth Looks to Expand SNF-at-Home Model

DispatchHealth, an in-home medical care company that started in 2013 and is now in 18 states and 33 markets across the country, wants to grow its skilled nursing-at-home model coming out of COVID. Since its inception, DispatchHealth has seen in excess of 300,000 patients in the home setting, saving more than $350 million in the […]