MACPAC Tees Up Staffing, Access To Care For SNF Year-Ahead Priorities

Editor's Note: The story has been changed to reflect that gathering more information on private equity ownership of nursing homes is a goal of one commissioner, rather than the overall commission. The Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission plans to focus on access to quality care and the impact of staffing ratios on resident wellbeing as it establishes its year-ahead priorities for nursing home payment policies. Several commissioners asked staffers to prioritize collecting more information on how...