Report confirms nursing homes cherry-pick patients.
The federal government's two-year-old cost-saving reimbursement plan for Medicare patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities has caused irritation for some hospitals, while it has forced SNFs to be more careful in their screening processes. Federal officials say it is illegal for Medicare-certified SNFs to discriminate against Medicare patients, but it's not illegal to say 'we don't have space for the patient'.
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