Mar 27, 2020 | Managed Care Friday
15: A SNF in Connecticut has seen this much of a percentage boost in admissions due to bringing in patients with significant comorbidity who were at home and “went south.” Rather than be admitted to the hospitals without enough beds and staff, SNFs have become an alternative facility to help the sick patients, particularly those with dehydration or concerning vital sign changes requiring medical supervision and acute level care. This SNF could be an outlier, however, as we’ve heard reports of declining SNF volume, by as much as 30-40%. In some ways, the crisis puts a new spotlight on a...
Mar 20, 2020 | Managed Care Friday
50: Percent increase in Teladoc patient visits in the past week alone, up to 15,000 patients a day, with more than half considered ‘first time users’. Channel 5: A physician in the north shore of Massachusetts is starting to do a daily exercise show with his ‘fitness teacher’ bride on the local access TV channel to help Medicare seniors. He’ll run on the treadmill, show seniors at-home exercises, talk pillboxes, and discuss medication adherence issues. In one ‘scene’ from a pilot episode, the doctor shared an example of how NOT to take your medications. “Don’t eat them with peanut butter for...
Mar 19, 2020 | Legislation/ Budgets/ Macro, Medicaid, Medicare
In broad strokes, the Trump budget proposal for FY21 projects $4.6 trillion in spending reductions through 2030. Presidential budget proposals are just that – only proposals. With a divided control of Congress, few major Trump proposals are likely to be enacted. However, reviewing the specific proposals of a Presidential budget are a useful window into the range of potential future policy developments. Click to read more.
