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Strafford County commissioners warn of nursing-home funding squeeze after state budget change
Summary
Commissioners clarified a statutory “default” budget rule and raised alarms about state Senate changes that removed $3 million intended for nursing-home rate adjustments, saying the sector faces closures and county budgets may shoulder more Medicaid costs.
Commissioners in Strafford County clarified how a statutory “default” budget works and raised concerns about state-level budget changes they say will worsen financial pressure on local nursing homes.
At the start of a discussion of old and new business, the chair said the law provides that if the county delegation fails to adopt a budget, the county commissioners’ proposed budget — not the prior year’s budget — takes effect. “I wanted to straighten that out,” the chair said, noting public confusion about…
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