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Nursing home administrators warn Inslee budget cuts would ‘‘jeopardize’’ care and admissions
Summary
Multiple skilled nursing facility administrators told the Appropriations Committee that proposed Medicaid reimbursement cuts and a delayed rate rebase would force closures, reduce admissions and strain hospital capacity.
Administrators from multiple skilled nursing facilities and long-term care providers told the Appropriations Committee during the public hearing that Governor Inslee’s budget, as proposed, would underfund nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities and put patient access at risk.
Tom Davis, representing Hudson Bay Health and Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver, said the proposed plan would cut reimbursement rates and delay a rate rebase until fiscal year 2028, meaning providers would be paid based on 2022 costs in 2027. "When…
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