Skilled Nursing Facility Cost and Medicare Settlement Data

A public use file provides select measures from skilled nursing facility annual cost reports. It includes provider information, facility characteristics, utilization data, cost and charges by cost center, Medicare settlement data, and financial statement data organized by CMS Certification Number. The dataset is produced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and was last updated in December 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze Medicare settlement data to identify trends in reimbursement patterns across facilities.
• Compare cost and charges by cost center to assess operational efficiency and financial performance.
• Model facility characteristics against utilization data to predict resource allocation needs.
• Examine financial statement data to evaluate the fiscal health of skilled nursing providers.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• Includes multiple data categories: facility characteristics, utilization, costs, charges, Medicare settlements, and financial statements.
• Data is organized by the standardized CMS Certification Number for provider identification.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and file size are unknown.
• The dataset's temporal coverage and geographic scope are not specified in the input.
• Data is derived from annual reports, which may limit timeliness for real-time analysis.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Select measures extracted from skilled nursing facility annual cost reports.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-12-20.