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Latest data as of Dec 2022

Q2 2022 PAC Industry Reports

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Home Health Trends | Q1 2022

Further decreases in Fee-For-Service (FFS) home health admissions highlight the continued movement of Medicare enrollment towards Medicare Advantage. Home health agencies should pursue and leverage MA contracts to grow FFS and MA referrals from referral partners.

National year-over-year FFS home health admissions decreased by 7.9%, from 845.4K in 2021 Q1 to 778.3K in 2022 Q1.
The decrease in year-over-year FFS home health admissions was higher than the decrease in FFS enrollment between 2020 and 2021 (3.7%).
The percentage of inpatient stays instructed to seek home health services remained steady in the rolling four quarters ending in 2022 Q2.
Contract pursuits with Medicare Advantage plans remain a top priority as Medicare Advantage enrollment continues to increase.

Hospice Trends | Q2 2022

Increases in the Medicare-eligible population, in addition to fewer than half of all Medicare mortalities receiving any hospice care before death, represent significant opportunities for hospice agency expansion. Hospices should invest in their businesses to ensure they have the capacity to take advantage of growing demand.

National year-over-year hospice admissions increased by 0.8%, from 362.2K in 2021 Q2 to 365.3K in 2022 Q2.
Instructions to hospice agencies from inpatient discharges remained consistent between the rolling four quarters ending in 2022 Q1 to the rolling four quarters ending in 2022 Q2 at 4.1%.
The portion of FFS and MA beneficiaries that died in 2022 Q2 and received any hospice care was 48.5%, a 0.3 percentage point increase from 2021 Q2’s value of 48.2%.

SNF Trends | Q2 2022

Inpatient discharge instructions remain below pre-pandemic levels, indicating the need for skilled nursing facilities to leverage their referral relationships to regain FFS census. With fewer waves of COVID-19 infections – which sustained SNF admissions over the last two years – SNFs should consider reallocating investment in COVID-19 capabilities to other methods of revenue generation.

National year-over-year FFS skilled nursing admissions increased by 2.8%, from 432.2K in 2021 Q2 to 444.2K in 2022 Q2.
Rolling four-quarter inpatient discharges instructed to pursue skilled nursing care increased slightly from 19.6% to 19.9%.