Friday, May 1, 2009

Baucus, Grassley propose 'bundling' of post-acute payments; nursing home groups object - McKnight's Long Term Care News

WASHINGTON - JULY 11:  Sen. Max Baucus (L) (D-...

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Sens. Max Baucus (D-MT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) this week released several policy ideas for revamping America's healthcare delivery system. Many of these would affect the long-term care and post-acute care fields.
Under their proposal, a Medicare value-based purchasing plan would be implemented for skilled nursing facilities by 2012. Baucus and Grassley also suggest bundling payments for post-acute care services occurring or initiated within 30 days of hospital discharge. These would include skilled nursing facilities…..

Baucus, Grassley propose 'bundling' of post-acute payments; nursing home groups object - McKnight's Long Term Care News

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