Medicaid payments vs. nursing home costs: 5 takeaways

(By Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Medicaid payment rates given to the average nursing home covered about 82 cents per dollar of care costs for Medicaid residents, according to a recent federal government report.

The “Assessing Medicaid Payment Rates and Costs of Caring for the Medicaid Population Residing in Nursing Homes” report was published Oct. 11 by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Continue reading here…

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