On the Record: Dan Mendelson, CEO and Founder of Avalere Health

The tides of change are rolling in for the skilled nursing industry, and perhaps none is more aware of what is to come than Daniel Mendelson, the CEO and founder of Avalere Health, a business strategy and public policy firm focused on the nation’s healthcare problems. Senior Housing News recently got a chance to pick Mendelson’s […]

SNFs Facing an $800 Million Bludgeoning in Medicare Cuts Under Budget Control Act

Medicare-funded skilled nursing facilities are poised to absorb nearly $800 million in cut funding in fiscal year 2014 through mandated reductions under the Budget Control Act, according to a new Avalere Health Analysis funded by nursing home trade group The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care. The top ten states most affected by sequestration-related budget […]

Avalere Analysis: “Bad Debt” Cuts Will Reduce SNF Payments by $3 Billion

On the heels of the average 11.1% cuts in Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities that went into effect last October, Congress is also cutting Medicare reimbursements for “bad debt,” leaving facilities in a strapped position that will likely lead to staffing reductions and a lesser quality of care, according to a Spring 2012 report […]