"For those of us involved in patient care, our goal is to get patients the care they need so they can return to their homes and families sooner and healthier. That's the value that this specialized care provides to patients. Shouldn't we give seniors the very best care we can?" said John Pellicone, M.D., Medical Director of Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, New York.
"Obviously, nursing homes have a place in post acute care, but they have neither the capability nor capacity to meet the medical needs of seniors the way inpatient rehabilitation hospitals do, and it is disingenuous to suggest otherwise," added Mr. Kahn.
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AHA, AMRPA, and FAH call upon Congress to act immediately to provide urgently needed legislative relief. "It is critical that CMS policies are in the best interests of Medicare beneficiaries," said Ms. Yosko. "We continue to believe that the paramount need is for clinical evidence on which to make valid decisions regarding appropriate sites of care for different patients. Government policy should be evidence-based. Important research is now underway and this work needs to take its course before the Rule is permitted to continue escalating toward the 75 percent level."
The bills were introduced by Reps. John Tanner (D-TN), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ); and Sens. Ben Nelson (D-NE), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME).
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