“Rise of Managed Medicaid Could Deepen Skilled Nursing Financial Woes,” by Maggie Flynn, Skilled Nursing News

“Increasing numbers of states have begun exploring managed Medicaid programs as a means of achieving savings as their populations age. But unless officials provide crucial oversight, skilled nursing facilities could find themselves under even worse financial pressures.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

When state Medicaid programs use managed LTC to dodge responsibility for care quality and access by simply writing checks, it ends badly not just for the dependent welfare recipients but for the dwindling number of private payers as well.