NIH R01 · 2024
Project summary Post-acute care (PAC) is increasingly common and costly. One in five Medicare beneficiaries receives care after hospitalization in a skilled nursing facility at a cost of more than $28 billion annually. Unfortunately, more than 1 in 4 Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, and these readmissions are associated with increased mortality. The Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing program (SNF VBP) ties Medicare reimbursements to SNF to their 30-day all-cause hospital readmission rates. Determining the effect of SNF VBP on patient outcomes is crucial for patients, health systems, and policymakers, and will inform the development and…
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