Nursing homes could be hurt if the federal government lowers the Medicaid provider tax safe harbor threshold to reduce the national deficit, according to a January report from the Congressional Research...
Congressional report explains FMAP proposals
Feb 12, 2010
Amid calls to extend the temporary federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) increase, the Congressional Research Service has released a report examining the various proposals that would affect the...
House Budget leader Ryan touts Medicare reform in 2012 proposal
Apr 05, 2011
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan says his proposed 2012 budget would give Medicaid “back to the states” in the form of block grants, and give seniors a list of privately run insurance...
GOP budget that cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid over next decade may be smokescreen
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Oct 06, 2017
The House passed a budget proposal on Thursday that would slash roughly $1 trillion from the Medicaid program over the course of 10 years. But representatives aren’t planning on seeing those cuts...
Nursing homes on front line as White House weighs ‘bed tax’ reform
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 16, 2013
Nursing homes could be hurt if the federal government lowers or eliminates the Medicaid provider tax threshold to reduce the national deficit, according to a recent report from the Congressional Research...
House passes GOP-supported fiscal year 2012 budget with big spending cuts
Apr 18, 2011
Voting along party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposed fiscal year 2012 budget Friday.
Consumer group cries foul over GOP’s 2013 budget
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 11, 2012
The fiscal 2013 budget, which was passed in the House, would cause seniors’ healthcare costs to surge and wreak havoc on Medicare and Medicaid, two new reports suggest.
State budgets unlikely to recover until ‘late in the next decade,’ governors say
Nov 16, 2009
The recession has seriously bruised states over the last year and they will continue to face fiscal difficulties, according to reports released last week by the National Governors Association and the National...
Proposed state Medicaid cuts cause backlash from nursing home operators, wouldn’t close budget...
Mar 28, 2011
Medicaid cost-cutting strategies the Department of Health and Human Services has suggested to states will not be enough to close $175 billion in cumulative budget gaps—and that’s the way it should...
Murray, Ryan begin budget negotiations as long-term care providers analyze White House plan
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 12, 2013
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) met Wednesday to discuss budget negotiations. The architects of the House and Senate budgets had a “constructive discussion” and are “working...