Medicare and Medicaid
AQNHC: CMS Rule Phase-In, No Additional SNF Cuts Critical to Preserving Quality Patient Care, Preventing More Direct Care Job Losses
Published in Managed Care Weekly Digest, February 27th, 2012
2012 FEB 27 -- With America's skilled nursing facility (SNF) sector already slated to absorb $127 billion in Medicare reductions between FY 2012-21, the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care said concurrent to today's Senate Finance Committee hearing on the proposed FY 2013 budget that a phase-in of a 2011 Medicare regulation that reduced Medicare funding by 11.1 percent is critical to preserving quality nursing home care, and preventing additional facility job losses.
"Media reports that thousands of facility jobs have already been lost due to the immediate implementation of the CMS Rule warrants concern and action," stated Alan G. Rosenbloom, President...
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