Trends in North Carolina Medicaid

Based on the latest data from the state of North Carolina, we can look at trends for Medicaid in skilled nursing in the state. Overall, average case-mix is up significantly, continuing a long term climbing trend. Keep in mind that in North Carolina, if the mean case-mix is increasing while your facility case-mix stays constant,… Continue reading Trends in North Carolina Medicaid

2 Reasons You Should be More Concerned about Casemix than RCS-1 if You’re In Tennessee

Tennessee is in a unique position right now. Everyone is trying to figure out how RCS-1 will change Medicare Part A. However at the same time Tennessee is also preparing to transition to case-mix for Medicaid. RCS-1 can tend to look more important because a lot more people are talking about it but here are… Continue reading 2 Reasons You Should be More Concerned about Casemix than RCS-1 if You’re In Tennessee

Q1 2018 North Carolina Medicaid

“You can’t manage what you can’t measure” The latest data from the state of North Carolina has been published. We spend considerable time carefully studying the data here at Broad River. It’s like a second report card that we get every quarter. (Obviously the most important report card comes from the customer.) This data tells… Continue reading Q1 2018 North Carolina Medicaid