[NYAPRS Enews] McKnight: Medicare, Medicaid Cuts Delayed ... For Now

[Matt Canuteson]

Medicare, Medicaid Cuts Delayed ... For Now

McKnight's Long Term and Assisted Living News June 06, 2008

 

Both the House and Senate this week narrowly approved a non-binding $3.1
trillion federal budget resolution that will not contain cuts to either
Medicare or Medicaid. The resolution does not solidify a budget, but
sets future budgetary guidelines for Congress to consider when the Bush
administration vacates Washington in January. The next president will
have the final say over any proposed Medicare or Medicaid budget cuts. 

 

At the same time, a strongly worded letter to Health and Human Services
Secretary Michael Leavitt from lawmakers in both houses of Congress
calls on him to stifle any further calls for a $770 million pruning of
Medicare funding. If the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services moves
forward with the proposed cuts, "high-quality skilled nursing care for
America's seniors will be threatened," the letter reads.

 

Each chamber is creating its own version of the letter expressing
discontent with the cuts, which would affect Medicare Part A
reimbursements to nursing homes. The American Health Care Association
praised the lawmakers' efforts, saying their actions reflect a growing
public opposition to the cuts.

http://www.mcknights.com/Medicare-Medicaid-cuts-delayed--for-now/article
/110995/

 

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