Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Doctors Ramp Up Opposition To Senate Bill

Two Medicaid provisions in the Senate bill -- changes to the per-capita caps growth rate and provider taxes -- would decimate the skilled nursing sector, the lobby's CEO said in a briefing that came shortly after the American Medical Association told Senate leadership that the legislation would violate their oath to “first, do no harm.” The American Hospital Association and other state hospital groups are also out with op-eds and statements against the bill, focusing especially on how the Medicaid...