Category: Health Care

Nursing Facilities Cost-Effectively Treat an Increasingly Complex Patient Population, Benefiting Seniors and Taxpayers AS dEFICIT REdUCTION WILL REMAIN a paramount objective for Congress this fall, policymakers should consider nursing facilities’ (NFs) ability to treat patients with certain hospital diagnoses at a lower cost to Medicare than other facility-based post-acute care (PAC) providers. As a lower-cost institutional setting, with the ability to provide highquality care to a broad range of patients, NFs are poised to be a critical part of Congressional and CMS efforts

Executive Summary Reform, Planning, New Benefits: The Right Proposal at the Right Time Overview. As the first baby boomers turn 65, the cost of long term care (LTC) and post-acute care expenditures (care following a hospital stay) will continue to increase dramatically. In fact, this sharp increase is predicted to continue for the next fifty years—due to the aging baby boom generation. Both federal and state budgets are facing enormous financial pressures from this cost