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Nursing-home operators cite closures and ask for 3% Medicaid rate increases in LB 188
Summary
LB 188 requests a 3% Medicaid nursing-facility rate increase in each of two fiscal years; rural nursing-home operators and associations testified that closures and staffing costs threaten local care availability and urged funding to prevent 'care deserts.'
Nursing‑home operators, regional managers and provider associations pressed the Appropriations Committee to approve LB 188, which would appropriate a 3% Medicaid nursing‑facility increase for each of two fiscal years. Witnesses said ongoing inflation, staffing costs, increased minimum wages and rising insurance premiums have produced operating shortfalls and prompted recent facility closures that create local care deserts.
Senator Robert Dover introduced the bill, citing a multi‑million…
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