Medicare Advantage growth and skilled nursing facility finances.

Objective

To examine the relationship between growth in Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment and changes in finances at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).

Data sources

Medicare SNF cost reports, LTCFocus.org data, and county MA penetration rates.

Study design

We used ordinary least squares regression with SNF and year fixed effects. Our primary outcomes were SNF revenues, expenses, profits, and occupancy. Our primary independent variable was the yearly county Medicare Advantage penetration.

Citation

Marr J, Shen K. Medicare Advantage growth and skilled nursing facility finances. Health Services Research. 2024 Mar. DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14298. PMID: 38450687.