Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Obama opens the door for drastic new Medicare, Medicaid cuts for nursing homes - McKnight's Long Term Care News

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Frayed nerves were showing in the provider community Monday after President Obama announced his intentions Saturday to cut $313 billion more from Medicare and Medicaid over the next 10 years. The proposed new cuts are in addition to the $635 billion in Medicare and Medicaid spending reductions already included in the president's FY 2010 budget, and include billions in potential payment reductions.
Nursing homes, long-term care hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, would see their share of Medicare and Medicaid money reduced by $14.4 billion over the next decade under Obama's new proposal

Obama opens the door for drastic new Medicare, Medicaid cuts for nursing homes - McKnight's Long Term Care News

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