Post-Acute

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers created an emergency care redesign intervention that can improve care and outcomes of patients with dementia that visit the emergency department. More than 50% of patients living with dementia and their…

St. Louis-based Ascension has appointed Samson Jesudass, MD, as post-acute chief clinical officer, effective in late March. In the role, Dr. Jesudass will oversee clinical operations across the system’s post-acute and at-home services, including PACE, Ascension Living, home health and…

Almost 3 million older Americans were dropped from Medicare Advantage plans after insurance carriers pulled out of their counties, according to a recent analysis. The analysis, published in JAMA, analyzed the impacts of insurers dropping MA plans in 2026. MA…

Nearly $500 million in Utah Medicaid funds meant for patient care was used on administrative fees, The Salt Lake Tribune reported April 4. The state auditor report highlighted gaps with a Skilled Nursing Facility Upper Payment Limit Medicaid program that…

Post-acute care utilization is projected to increase 31% over the next decade, though that growth is no longer directly tied to hospital discharges, according to an April 2 report from Vizient and Kaufman Hall.  Researchers from the healthcare consulting and…

CMS is implementing new oversight measures for hospice programs, which include an updated scoring system, state-specific oversight and changes to election statement addenda. The new scoring system is part of an effort to “strengthen oversight, improve transparency for patient families…

CMS on April 2 released four proposed payment rules covering skilled nursing facilities, hospices, inpatient psychiatric facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities for fiscal year 2027. Twelve things to know: Skilled nursing facilities 1. CMS proposes increasing SNF payment rates by…

A Brown University study found that administering preventive antiviral treatment to a large share of nursing home residents during a flu outbreak was linked to 21% fewer hospitalizations. The study, published March 30 in JAMA Internal Medicine, analyzed 404 influenza…

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital opened a hospital-at-home program for patients in Citrus County. The TGH Crystal River’s hospital-at-home program will enroll patients who are seen in the ED or admitted to the hospital with conditions including congestive heart failure, urinary…

About two-thirds of mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities, also known as “mixed” facilities, accepted older patients through Medicare, compared to 44% of SUD treatment-only facilities, creating access challenges for those who rely on the program, according to a March brief from…