CMS is extending for four years its initiative to reduce the number of hospitalizations from nursing homes, and participants can apply to test a new model that pays practitioners more for high-intensity interventions. The program targets long-term stay nursing home residents who receive Medicare and Medicaid coverage. So-called dual eligibles must navigate multiple sets of rules, benefits, and providers (Medicaid and Medicare Part A, Part B, and Part D). They are are among the most chronically ill beneficiaries in both...