LTCH Roundtable - Medicare Advantage January 2023 Lane Koenig, Ph.D. published an issue brief looking at how Medicare Advantage Use of Long-Term Care Hospitals increased during the pandemic but remained less than half of Medicare fee-for-service. Download the Briefing
Select Medical Major Issues 2022 September 1, 2022 Select Medical, the founding donor of the Alliance for Recovery Care, published a report on its four major public policy issues. Select Medical is one of the nation’s leading healthcare companies with 130 hospitals (post-acute) and 2,300 clinics. Download the Briefing
The Choose Home Act January 2022 Professor Lisa Grabert of Marquette University published a pro-con analysis of the “Choose Home” legislation which could incent patients to choose home health rather than inpatient post-acute care. Download the Briefing
LRT Roundtable - Long-Term Care Hospitals Access December 01, 2022 Lane Koenig, Ph.D. published an issue brief looking at how patients face reduced access to Long-Term Care Hospitals Due to Closures and Bed Reductions since the the implementation of 2013 LTCH Criteria Download the Briefing
Medicare Advantage April 18, 2022 The Alliance for Recovery Care published an issue brief looking at how some Medicare Advantage plans unduly restrict patient access to IRF & LTCH care. Medicare fee-for-service continues to offer greater access to post-acute care. Download the Briefing
Persistent Symptoms in Long-Haul COVID Patients Emphasize Need for Special Hospital Care September 2021 Georgetown University published a whitepaper by John Votto, D.O., chief medical officer for NALTH. This whitepaper examined persistent symptons in long-haul COVID-19 and the need for specialty hospital care. Download the Briefing
LTCH Roundtable - Total Patient Care Spending September 2022 Lane Koenig, Ph.D. published an issue brief looking at how Medicare spending for Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) fell significantly between 2015 and 2020 after the implementation of 2013 LTCH Criteria. Download the Briefing
Regulating Nurse Staffing AgenciesApril 2022 Professor Lisa Grabert of Marquette University published a pro-con analysis of the issues surrounding the shortage of nurses and other clinicians. This paper focused on federal oversight of nurse staffing agencies. Download the Briefing
What Role did Post-Acute Care Providers Play in Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency? August 2, 2021 Georgetown University published a whitepaper by Lane Koenig, Ph.D., and others. This paper examined the role of post-acute facilities in addressing the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Download the Briefing
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