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Appropriations committee reviews $21 million proposal for nursing-home emergency relief amid concerns about rate-setting and staffing costs
Summary
Committee members discussed a proposed $21 million appropriation to provide emergency financial relief to nursing homes, citing occupancy declines, rate-setting limits that disallow some costs, and sharply higher contract/staffing costs as drivers of industry distress.
The House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 28 discussed a $21 million request in the budget adjustment to provide extraordinary financial relief to nursing homes, and committee members asked for language tying relief to oversight and a plan for improvement.
David (committee member) described the drivers behind the request: occupancy reductions during the pandemic and a rate-setting system that caps…
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