Eleven states plan post-acute initiatives using CMS Rural Health Transformation Program funding to improve care coordination ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Mendelson is expert in business and policy in healthcare. Post-acute care is on the cusp of some of the greatest changes it ...
Many hospitals and health systems are developing preferred post-acute care networks to improve patient outcomes by collaborating with high-quality skilled nursing facilities, to participate in ...
New data shows that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries generally use fewer post-acute care services than enrollees in fee-for-service Medicare, and also experience worse outcomes. For that reason and ...
It’s a familiar quandary — one that healthcare organizations have faced for as long as hospitals have existed. Once a patient is ready for discharge, where does she go next to receive the most ...
The U.S. health system focuses an enormous amount of money and attention on post-acute care—the medical treatment patients receive after they have been discharged from a hospital. But it would more ...
There is a big push both from the private market and federal policymakers to improve interoperability and open up access to health data through smartphone apps and other digital tools. But on the ...
The post-acute care market, valued at USD 784.6 billion in 2025, is on track to grow at a CAGR of 6.8%, reaching USD 1.41 trillion by 2034. Driven by aging populations and increas ...
Starting January 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will launch the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) – a mandatory five-year initiative designed to improve ...