tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 32

Long-term Care: Hype Meets How-To: What SNFs Need To Know About Transitional Assistance

How to reduce paperwork and liability - and maximize benefits for residents.Are skilled nursing facilities doing all they can to promote great family relations while securing for each qualified resident an extra $600 in federal funding? When Medicare launched its new "transitional assistance" drug cards for Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes in May, only 14 percent of those eligible for the benefit signed up. Confusion seems to abound among both consumers and providers, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Wake-up call: Providers may also be in the dark about the program, attorneys close...

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