Medicare Advantage SNF utilization grew to 47.6% in 2024, with shorter stays and higher occupancy, per Plante Moran's benchmarking report.

The skilled nursing sector is entering 2026 on firmer footing than a year ago. At that time, a new presidential ...

Traditional Medicare (Parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (Part C, including additional vision, dental, and hearing benefits) plans aim to provide comprehensive medical benefits to American Seniors ...

FRAMINGHAM, MA - AUGUST 22: Harold Engler a former patient at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, had to pay for his own skilled nursing facility care. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via ...

MedPAC Friday recommended a 3% cut to Medicare base payments made to skilled nursing facilities in 2024. The recommendations came on the second day of the advisory group’s December meeting, with staff ...

A key body that advises Congress on Medicare policy is calling for a 3% reduction in payments to skilled nursing facilities in fiscal year 2024. While not unexpected, the formal recommendation belies ...

Inconsistent interpretation of federal regulations at the state level, and surveyor subjectivity are gray areas that will ...

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) historically have been required to disclose ownership and managerial control information as part of their Medicare enrollment. However, these requirements were ...

Medicare covers short-term care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF). However, its SNF coverage has some limitations. There are certain factors to consider when preparing for the end of Medicare’s SNF ...

“Convalescent home” is another term for skilled nursing facility (SNF). A person may require a stay in an SNF when they are ready to leave the hospital but not quite ready to return home. Medicare ...