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Senate approves nursing-care facility amendments to limit Medicare‑only bed carve‑outs
Summary
The Utah Senate passed House Bill 386 to remove an exception allowing Medicare‑only nursing beds, aiming to prevent profitable facilities from carving off Medicare beds and undermining Medicaid‑dependent nursing homes; the bill passed under suspension, 27‑0.
The Utah Senate on the floor approved House Bill 386, a measure aimed at limiting the creation of Medicare‑only nursing facilities that can leave Medicaid‑dependent homes nonviable.
Senator Vickers, sponsor of the bill, told the chamber that Utah has both Medicaid and Medicare moratoria on nursing‑home beds but historically allowed an exception for Medicare‑only beds. He said that distinction was intended to address capacity and access but is now creating market distortions: Medicare reimburses…
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