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Home‑care and specialized nursing providers urge rate increases to avoid provider exits
Summary
Agencies serving medically complex patients asked for higher reimbursement — Maxim Healthcare asked for $5/hr for specialized medical care; Phoenix Home Care sought PD waiver at $29/hr and FE levels to $31/hr — arguing increased pay will keep people at home and save Medicaid dollars.
Multiple home‑care and hospice providers urged the committee to raise reimbursement rates so agencies can recruit and retain caregivers and avoid shifting care back to more expensive institutions.
Hal Oberholzer of Maxim Healthcare asked for a $5 per hour increase to specialized medical care used under the TA and IDD waivers, saying those services often require one‑on‑one, 24‑hour nursing…
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