Does Medicaid Cover the Cost of Nursing Home Care? Variation By Ownership Status, Payer-Mix, and Staffing Level
Policymakers should consider Medicaid payment as part of nursing home reform, as Medicaid payment levels that do not cover costs reduce available financial resources to increase nursing staff levels and improve quality of care absent cross-subsidization from other funding sources.
Authors
- Sara Karon
- John R. Bowblis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4776-4182)
- Elizabeth Simpson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3703-6977)
- Marc Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1492-9155)
- Edward Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-6046)
Institutions
- RTI International (US)
- Brown University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
- Community Catalyst (US)
- Miami University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Care
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002252
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00