The Obama Administration has recently proposed a $78.4 million cut to Florida’s Medicare-financed nursing home care.  This could be harmful to the growing care needs of Florida’s seniors, its economy and caregiver jobs base.  This article from Florida’s The Ledger.

These proposed regulatory-driven Medicare funding cuts will severely jeopardize Florida’s oldest, sickest seniors - especially when combined with the growing pressure on our state Medicaid budget. The combination of potential Medicare cuts and the additional stress already placed on seniors’ state Medicaid benefits will severely undercut facility staffing efforts and intrafacility quality improvement programs that are making a positive difference - many of which are being conducted jointly with state and federal governments.

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