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Oklahoma: State to cut nursing home Medicaid pay by 3.25%

McKnight's Staff March 01, 2010

Starting April 1, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority is reducing Medicaid reimbursements to nursing homes by 3.25%.

Florida: Stricter screening for caregiving applicants

February 01, 2010

The Legislature in March is expected to pass legislation that would tighten the rules for people applying for caregiving jobs in the state.

Kansas: Latest round of budget cuts strikes Medicaid

January 01, 2010

Gov. Mark Parkinson (D) sliced $259 million more from the state budget in late November. Medicaid reimbursements were cut by 10%.

Ohio: Bundling program causes headaches for providers

December 01, 2009

A new Medicaid bundling program is hurting some nursing homes.

Illinois: Mentally ill and aged residents a bad mix?

November 01, 2009

The state is considering improving safeguards but also sweeping reforms to prevent dangerous mentally ill patients from harming fellow residents in nursing homes.

Maryland: Nursing homes lose big under new budget plans

September 01, 2009

Nursing homes are expected to suffer a $23 million loss in Medicaid payments under a budget package approved in late July by the state's Board of Public Works.

Facilities cannot require residents to give gifts

August 01, 2009

Gov. Jodi Rell signed a bill prohibiting providers from requiring "donations" or gifts from Medicaid residents as a condition of admission, or lengthening a stay.

New law eliminates fines if problems fixed in-house

July 01, 2009

Nursing homes that identify and correct certain health and safety issues on their own will see fines eliminated under a newly enacted law.

Governor's budget plan alarms Ohio providers

June 01, 2009

A new two-year budget proposed by Gov. Ted Strickland (D) has alarmed advocates for skilled nursing facilities.

Gunman kills nurse aide, 7 residents; faces 8 counts of murder

May 01, 2009

Residents and staff at 110-bed Pinelake Health and Rehab in Carthage, NC, have been struggling to recover after a gunman walked into the nursing home and killed seven residents and a certified nursing assistant on March 29.

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