International Strategies for Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement

In the past, I have written about how Medicare pays for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF).  Medicare uses a case-mix adjusted per diem rate.  This approach, however, isn’t the only manner payers can use to reimburse nursing facilities.  Consider how Australia pays for nursing care under their Australian National Sub-Acute and Non-Acute Patient Classification System (AN-SNAP):…