Industry advocates in Massachusetts are close to winning a ballot initiative that would boost Medicaid funding for the state’s beleaguered nursing home industry by $272 million, but at least one influential lawmaker was skeptical of the plan’s cost. The state senate’s Elder Affairs Committee on Tuesday held an open discussion of the plan to increase […]
Massachusetts Senior Coalition
A group of nursing home owners, vendors, staffers, and families in Massachusetts says it has secured enough signatures to force a referendum in 2020 on a proposal to boost funding for nursing homes — a strategy that may have applicability in other states as skilled nursing providers grapple with solving the math problems presented by […]