MedPAC Again Fails to Evaluate Overall Economic Conditions in Assessing SNF Funding Re...(to evaluate thereal and growing interdep...),Health

Date:12/7/2007

to evaluate the real and growing interdependence between Medicare and Medicaid. Substantial Medicaid losses offset Medicare gains, and the result is that overall operating margins for America's nursing homes hover close to 3% -- far less than those of any other group of health care providers."

Concluded Rosenbloom, "While MedPAC has opted to ignore both the broader marketplace realities and the looming impact of adverse state budget trends, we believe Congress should take a more expansive view to assure the stability of the direct care work force and the quality of care for all nursing home patients."

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