Sequester would cost SNFs more than $782 million, hit Florida especially hard, report asserts
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McKnight's Staff
Feb 28, 2013
Skilled nursing facilities in highly populated states on the East Coast and in the Midwest would be hit hardest by Medicare cuts if sequestration takes effect, according to figures released by the Alliance...
Analysis: Medicare sequester cuts would reduce SNF payments by $9 billion over 10 years
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 17, 2012
Skilled nursing facilities in the most populous states will be the hardest hit if Congress enacts the 2% across-the-board cut in Medicare payments to providers, two new analyses predict.
Analysis: Sequestration cut may mean loss of 766,000 healthcare jobs over 10 years
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 12, 2012
A scheduled 2% sequestration cut in federal Medicare payments to providers could result in the loss of thousands of U.S. healthcare jobs, a new report warns.
Nursing home alliance ‘pleased’ with Obama and Boehners’ focus on fiscal ills
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 12, 2012
The leader of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care expressed optimism Friday after President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) spoke publicly about looming healthcare funding threats.