The number of Medicare Advantage enrollees discharged to a skilled nursing facility grew to 47.6% in 2024, a 2.8% increase from 2023. Skilled nursing facility utilization among Medicare Advantage ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Between 2019 and 2024, there was a decline in SNF capacity, with a decrease in the number of beds and operating capacity.

Medicare Part A provides limited coverage for skilled nursing facilities, typically following a hospital stay, and is intended for short-term care. Medicare coverage for skilled nursing includes the ...

Dear Toni: My mother had to go into the hospital this week with a urinary tract infection and pneumonia, then she slipped and bumped her head. No concussion, but she is very weak, so we are asking ...

Medicare Part B covers many essential services, but not everything. Learn the 12 services it pays for and the 5 common costs ...

Medicare provides coverage for care required at a skilled nursing facility (SNF). The coverage is available for a set amount of time, and rules apply. If a person is ready to leave the hospital but ...