F17 - Removing ‘Three Star Minimum’ Requirement for SNFs to Participate in Next Gen Accountable Care Organizations & Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Programs and Care for Patients with Wavier of Three Night Hospital Stay Requirement

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) work with the American Medical Association (AMA), American Healthcare Association (AHCA), Leading Age and other interested parties to advocate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove the three star quality requirement for skilled nursing facilities to participate in Next Gen Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) programs with waiver of three-night hospital stays for patients.

Note: Effective August 13, 2024, AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is now Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed).