“Michigan inching toward privatization of long-term care,” by Kimberly Marselas, McKnight’s LTC News Quote: “Michigan is laying the groundwork to privatize its $2.8 billion Medicaid nursing home and long-term care services. A brief proposal included in the state’s 2017-2018 budget calls on the Department of Health and Human Services to ‘explore the implementation of a managed care long-term support service’ by July 1. … At least 22 states are exploring ways to integrate long-term care services into their Medicaid programs to reduce costs, increase services and improve quality, according to a report issued by the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation.”
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“Managed Care Payments Continue to Squeeze Skilled Nursing Providers,” by John Yedinak, Skilled Nursing News Quote: “As the shift to value-based payments and managed care grows, data shows that skilled nursing providers are seeing revenue per patient under these agreements slide as the patient mix increases. … While the rates providers are receiving from these types of contracts varies, most expect to take a 25% hit from what they would have received under traditional fee-for-service models, according to Marc Zimmet, managing director at Greystone and Zimmet Healthcare.” LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform): One more way
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