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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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