How an 'average increase' for nursing home reimbursement turned out to be a decrease for many

How an 'average increase' for nursing home reimbursement turned out to be a decrease for many

"Hourly earnings in nursing homes have gone up over 35% since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and yet facilities are still struggling to recover their pre-pandemic workforces within constrained Medicaid means." (Getty Images) It is unhealthy to ask the average citizen, even if he or she is serving as a New Hampshire legislator, to understand the intricacies of nursing home reimbursement, but such an occasion has arisen given changes to Medicaid rat…