Harsh Medicare Cuts for Nursing Homes Threaten Tailspin in


Steep cuts proposed in Medicare funding for skilled nursing, $24 billion over ten years, could send quality care improvements in that healthcare setting into a tailspin, long term care providers said today, and put a chokehold on efforts to prepare for an influx of baby boomers in the next decade. The proposed FY 2006 federal budget that calls for a multi- billion dollar loss in Medicare funds

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