Needy Patients Facing Double Setback as Medicaid Cuts Pinch Area's Nursing Homes from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Set against proposed 30 percent cuts in state higher education funding, Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed 4 percent cut in Medicaid reimbursements looks reasonable enough. But for Pennsylvania nursing homes -- where the majority of residents are on medical assistance -- this cut would follow an 11.1 percent decrease in Medicare reimbursement imposed in October by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As a result, individuals on Medicaid could find it more difficult to find a nursing home that will accept them."