Nearly half of PA nursing home operators plan to close or sell at least one facility, signaling worsening...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 05, 2024
Pressures from high staffing requirements and lagging Medicaid reimbursement rates are reaching a new and concerning peak in Pennsylvania, according to provider surveys published by the largest for-profit...
$96M Medicaid funding gap menaces state’s facilities, threatens closures
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 17, 2024
Persistent and growing Medicaid funding gaps have pushed Maine long-term care leaders to request urgent relief from the state government. The LTC reimbursement shortfall has expanded to $96 million dollars,...
90-year-old nursing home guts long-term care amid ‘unsustainable’ Medicaid funding
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 19, 2024
Faced with steep Medicaid reimbursement shortfalls, one 90-year-old facility believes its only way forward is to cut back more than half of its available long-term care beds.
Medicaid unwinding delays and cancelations cost state’s nursing homes $2.3M
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 29, 2024
Montana’s Medicaid redetermination process in the wake of the pandemic has left more than 150 residents at 18 nursing homes without coverage. As a result, delayed reimbursement payments have left those...
New York lawmakers offer historic Medicaid lifeline for nursing homes after years of neglect
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 19, 2024
New York long-term care providers are one big step closer to making up Medicaid funding shortfalls 16 years in the making.