A $12 billion budget deficit is forcing California to end its nascent Skilled Nursing Facility Workforce and Quality Incentive Program after just two years — a fate similar programs in other states ...

Health plans with a high proportion of dual-eligible members may be at a disadvantage for receiving quality incentive payments suggests a new study. Healthcare solutions provider Inovalon used its ...

In a unanimous decision on Sept. 2, the Ohio Supreme Court delivered a win to nursing home operators, saying that Ohio Medicaid incorrectly calculated incentive payments for high-quality facilities.

When Ohio set out to reform its quality payments to nursing homes more than five years ago, the state’s skilled nursing providers agreed to forgo a rate rebase in favor of the chance to earn a 5.2% ...