'LDI Senior Fellows Robert Burke, Atul Gupta, LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner, and colleagues... assessed the impact so far of Medicare’s value-based payment program for skilled nursing facilities. Their study is the most extensive analysis to date and the first to use beneficiary-level data. “The program is not currently working,” Burke said. “However, upcoming changes to the structure and measures offer an opportunity to test if it’s effective for different patient care outcomes.”' - Penn LDI
Citation "Medicare’s Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program Fails to Lower Hospital Readmissions," Penn LDI, C Tachibana, June 12, 2025.
Study Citation: Burke R E, Hutchins F, Heintz J, Appel S, Norman J, Patel S, Gupta A, Rose L, Werner R M. 2025. "Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Failed To Achieve Hospital Readmission Reductions And Other Targets." Health Affairs.