Medicaid nursing home payment and the role of provider taxes
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Publication type:
Journal Article
Year:
2008
Journal/Series title:
Med Care Res Rev
Volume number:
65
Issue:
4
Pages:
514-27
ISSN/ISBN:
1077-5587 (Print) 1077-5587
Abstract:
In the context of recent state budget shortfalls and the repeal of the Boren Amendment, state Medicaid expenditures for nursing home care were considered a potential target for payment cuts. The authors examine this issue using data from a survey of state nursing home payment policies. Results indicate that aggregate inflation-adjusted Medicaid payment rates steadily increased through 2004, and this growth is partly attributable to the adoption of nursing home provider taxes in many states. A recent proposal to cap provider taxes, if enacted, may lead to a decrease in Medicaid payment rates for nursing home care.