Long-term care hospitals must upgrade payment model or close, researchers say

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Although the U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other developed nation, it does not have better health outcomes. This reality has forced policymakers and researchers to look into the discrepancy and find solutions to drive out waste. One solution that wouldn’t harm patient care is reworking the reimbursement structure or altogether eliminating long-term care hospitals, a working paper published Aug. 27 by researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests. Continue reading article here…

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