Post-Acute Care Trying to Fix the “Toxic” Relationship with Medicare Advantage

May 24, 2022

The post-acute care industry is in a toxic and exhausting relationship with Medicare Advantage (MA) for fair rates. It’s to the point where providers all across the country are making noise and talking about the issues with MA and post-acute care agencies. 

MA is the primary insurer for Medicare beneficiaries and is predicted to be the dominant insurer type by the end of the decade. 

John Kunysz, CEO of Intrepid USA, stated: “It’s been a challenge because, not only is the rate lower, but the processing of the claims is 6-8 times harder for your back office revenue cycle. They just put in so many hurdles.”

So, the big question is, “How can post-acute care agencies turn around this toxic relationship?”

Read the full article about Medicare Advantage and Post-Acute Care’s relationship here

About KanTime 

KanTime Healthcare Software is an American-based healthcare technology company that is the fastest-growing post-acute software provider in the nation, with over 900,000 patients, 210,000 users, $12.9B in processed claims, and 70M annual visits.

We provide cloud-based enterprise software to home health, hospice, pediatric, private duty, and consumer-directed services agencies. 

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