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Senate committee hears testimony supporting one-time nursing home funding add-on in SF 855
Summary
Senate file 855, a one-time nursing home funding add-on request, attracted provider testimony describing reliance on prior one-time funding and continued financial strain, especially in rural facilities. Proponents said past one-time funding helped prevent closures but a large share of homes still project negative financial performance in 2025.
Senator John Abeler introduced Senate File 855, a proposal for a one-time add-on intended to extend financial support to nursing homes following earlier emergency appropriations. Abeler said the measure would cost about $100 million and that previous one-time funding of $300 million in 2023 had helped stabilize many…
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