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House rejects nursing‑care facility assessment amendment amid fiscal dispute; vote to reconsider scheduled
Summary
The House defeated Senate Bill 94 (nursing care facility assessment amendment) 35‑37 on the floor after debated concerns about the assessment being a form of 'sick tax.' Sponsors said the assessment funds Medicaid matching and improved nursing home reimbursements. Members later voted to reconsider and circle the bill for amendment work.
Senate Bill 94, which would eliminate the annual adjustment to the nursing‑care facility assessment and hold the per‑patient‑day assessment at $1.83, failed on the House floor after a contentious debate about taxation and Medicaid funding.
Representative Carlson, speaking in favor, said the assessment funds the state match for…
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