Medicaid Nursing Home Payment and the Role of Provider Taxes
- 14 February 2008
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Medical Care Research and Review
- Vol. 65 (4), 514-527
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558708315968
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.Keywords
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