U.S. nursing homes saw a dramatic reduction in Covid-19 deaths and infections in September, the first month they were eligible for federal “pay-for-performance” incentives tied to controlling the coronavirus.
As a result, 10,501 nursing homes will split $333 million in performance-based payments for improving their residents’ Covid-19 statistics, the Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday..
Reported deaths dropped by 1,217, or 26.7%, compared with August at nearly 13,800 nursing homes eligible to participate in the quality incentive program. Covid-19 infections fell by 5,131, for a 19.5% reduction.
More than 84,000 residents at nursing homes and ...
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