Medicaid Nursing Home Payments States Payment Rates Largely Unaffected by Recent Fiscal Pressures

By General Accounting Office

Book Id: WPLBN0000176101
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Medicaid Nursing Home Payments States Payment Rates Largely Unaffected by Recent Fiscal Pressures
Author:	General Accounting Office
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Accountability in government, United States. General Accounting Office
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection
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Publisher:	United States General Accounting Office (Gao)


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Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection

Excerpt
Excerpt: Recognizing the large share of Medicaid spending that is allocated to nursing homes and the importance of spending their Medicaid dollars effectively, the 19 states GAO reviewed have designed multifaceted approaches to setting nursing home payment rates. All of these states base payment rates on homes? actual costs and most develop rates specific to each home. These payment methods also generally incorporate incentives to achieve certain goals, such as promoting efficiency or encouraging homes to target spending toward resident care. States typically update payment rates regularly to reflect changes in nursing homes? costs due to factors such as inflation or residents? changing care needs.