“How will Medicaid changes affect long-term care?,” by Gabriel Hathaway, InsuranceNewsNet
“Changes to Medicaid passed in the Trump Administration’s Big, Beautiful Bill are poised to reduce federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over the next 10 years and lead millions of people to lose their health insurance coverage, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). How exactly the reductions will impact local nursing homes and assisted living centers is unknown, but given Medicaid is a large payer for those services, residents and experts are concerned for the future.”
LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform:
This summary of the likely impact on LTC from the One, Big Beautiful Bill is OK as far as it goes. There will be some administrative hassles added due to more frequent eligibility determination, shorter application processing times, etc. But these measures meant to curtail waste, fraud and abuse pale in comparison to Medicaid LTC’s real problems. To make sense of what ails LTC, read the Paragon Health Institute’s “Long-Term Care: The Problem” and “Long-Term Care: The Solution” and watch this “virtual LTC event” featuring age wave visionary Ken Dychtwald and leading LTC researchers. To find ample private funds for LTC, check out “Medicaid’s $100+ Billion Leak.” For what not to do, see “Medi-Cal-amity: California’s Reckless Expansion of Medicaid Long-Term Care to the Affluent.” Much more on long-term care here.