# How Medicare is breaking nursing home care

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Published: 2026-06-23T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Imagine being penalized for delivering good care to your frailest patients. Medicare's quality scoring program was built for healthy outpatients, not the elderly residents of nursing homes, but it is the system doctors who round in skilled nursing facilities are forced to play. Steve Buslovich, a physician executive and geriatrician, discusses the KevinMD article " How Medicare's MIPS impacts skilled nursing facilities and clinicians ." You'll hear how MIPS metrics conflict with the five-star quality measures facilities must report, why tightly controlling A1C in frail elders can cause harm, and how documentation discrepancies between physicians and facilities create financial and legal risk for both. You'll learn which nine measures actually fit post-acute long-term care, why CMS needs frailty-based quality metrics, and how AI and synced EHRs can pull data automatically so clinicians can get back to the bedside. If you practice in or operate a nursing home, this conversation names the rules of a game you didn't choose to play. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform . With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended

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