Yesterday’s earthquake apparently shook most political news off Maryland’s news pages. But, some items of note: PlanMaryland likely will get a second look following objections; Frederick County commissioners are considering joining other counties in fighting PlanMaryland and create a pilot program that would give developers the job of handling water and sewer contracts and inspections; also, the state has lowered its infant mortality rate; and O’Malley plans a trade mission to India.
Day: August 24, 2011
Medicare rate change worries nursing homes
A new rule cutting Medicare reimbursements for skilled nursing facilities may cost the state’s nursing homes $89 million this fiscal year. “It’s devastating,” said Isabella Firth, president of LifeSpan Network, the Columbia-based provider association with 300 member senior care facilities in the Mid-Atlantic. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the new rule, which reduces reimbursements by more than 11%, on July 29. It will go into effect Oct. 1.
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