Medicaid Pending Resident Accounting on Cost Reports
How Medicaid pending status distorts receivables, patient days, and cost report rates.
Marcus Delacroix
Contributing Writer, Cost Reporting
Marcus Delacroix
Marcus worked as a Medicare cost report preparer for a mid-sized hospital management company for nearly fifteen years, giving him granular fluency in Worksheet S-10 filings, cost settlement disputes, and MAC audit responses. He now writes exclusively about cost report mechanics and reimbursement reconciliation for post-acute providers.
6 stories
Medicare Advantage Denial Revenue Accounting and Cost Report Interaction
How Medicare Advantage denial accounting errors distort both GAAP and cost report rate-setting.
Marcus Delacroix
Medicaid Managed Care Audit and Reporting Obligations for SNFs
Medicaid managed care shifts financial risk to SNFs, triggering heightened audit scrutiny.
Marcus Delacroix
Medicaid Cost Report Audit Defense Documentation Standards
Documentation gaps, not fraud, drive most Medicaid audit findings and can be fixed with process.
Marcus Delacroix
OIG Work Plan Items Affecting Long-Term Care Providers
OIG's Work Plan signals thirteen compliance risks nursing homes should address before audits arrive.
Marcus Delacroix
RAC Audit Targets for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Auditors are zeroing in on coding errors and missing documentation that drive improper payments.
Marcus Delacroix