Medicaid payments vs. nursing home costs: 5 takeaways

Becker's Healthcare December 3, 2024
Elizabeth Gregerson

Medicaid payment rates given to the average nursing home covered about 82 cents per dollar of care costs for Medicaid residents, according to a recent federal government report.

The “Assessing Medicaid Payment Rates and Costs of Caring for the Medicaid Population Residing in Nursing Homes” report was published Oct. 11 by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

Researchers used 2019 Medicaid payment data and cost reports from 13,285 nursing homes across 44 states for the report. Data from 2019 was used to avoid “distortions in payment and costs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the report said.

Here are five things to know from the report:

1. Medicaid per...

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