Thursday, May 23 2013 3:10 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:10:06 GMT
Missouri motorcycle riders had several favorable bills sent to Gov. Jay Nixon during this year's legislative session, but a big priority could not cross the finish line.
Missouri motorcycle riders had several favorable bills sent to Gov. Jay Nixon during this year's legislative session, but a big priority could not cross the finish line.
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:53 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:53:43 GMT
Missouri's civil engineers say the state must improve its inadequate infrastructure system.
Missouri's civil engineers say the state must improve its inadequate infrastructure system.
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SOURCE Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care
Other Federal Budget and Regulatory Changes Raise Texas Nursing Home Funding Reduction to $240 Million Annually
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With federal sequester cuts scheduled to go into effect tomorrow, March 1st, an analysis by the non partisan health policy research firm Avalere Health for the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care finds Texas seniors' Medicare funded skilled nursing facility (SNF) care will be reduced by $51 million for FY 2014. The U.S. total is $782.5 million.
Combined with other federal budget and regulatory changes made since 2009, Texas' Medicare funded nursing home care will be reduced $240 million annually as detailed by attached chart.
"With the sequester just hours away, it is important to convey to Texas lawmakers that the sequester cuts are just one in a series of major federal budget and regulatory actions that add up to significant cumulative Medicare cuts to Texas seniors -- and $65.6 billion cumulative Medicare reductions nationally over ten years," stated Alan G. Rosenbloom, President of the Alliance. The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care is a coalition of 10 leading post-acute and long term care organizations providing Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) care in approximately 1,200 facilities, in 44 states nationwide, including Texas.
State
Impact of ACA Productivity Adjustment:
FY 2014
Impact of Case- Mix Cut in FY 2012 Rule:
FY 2014
Impact of Forecast Error Cut in FY 2011 Rule: FY 2014
Estimated Sequestration
Impact:
FY 2014
Impact of Bad Debt Cut in 2012 "Doc Fix" Bill:
FY 2015
TOTAL ANNUAL SNF CUTS
(Approximate)
California
$124,600,000
$129,500,000
$22,900,000
$75,900,000
$300,000
$350,000,000
Florida
$108,300,000
$112,600,000
$19,900,000
$66,000,000
$60,500,000
$370,000,000
Texas
$83,600,000
$86,900,000
$15,400,000
$51,000,000
$1,100,000
$240,000,000
New York
$77,400,000
$80,500,000
$14,200,000
$47,200,000
$300,000
$220,000,000
Illinois
$75,800,000
$78,800,000
$13,900,000
$46,200,000
$28,800,000
$240,000,000
New Jersey
$61,600,000
$64,000,000
$11,300,000
$37,500,000
$16,500,000
$190,000,000
Ohio
$61,200,000
$63,600,000
$11,200,000
$37,300,000
$30,500,000
$200,000,000
Pennsylvania
$60,600,000
$63,000,000
$11,100,000
$36,900,000
$24,200,000
$200,000,000
Michigan
$49,600,000
$51,600,000
$9,100,000
$30,200,000
$400,000
$140,000,000
Massachusetts
$46,600,000
$48,500,000
$8,600,000
$28,400,000
$100,000
$130,000,000
U.S.
$1,284,040,000
$1,334,750,000
$235,858,000
$782,500,000
$335,580,000
$3,983,030,000
FY 2014 is the first full fiscal year of sequestration reductions under the Budget Control Act; the sequestration provisions take effect on March 1, 2013; Additional state data and methodology notes available at www.aqnhc.org
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:10 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:10:35 GMT
A veteran TV anchorman has been fired in the wake of comments he made on Facebook claiming "pressure" by the IRS following his 2012 interview with President Barack Obama.
A veteran TV anchorman has been fired in the wake of comments he made on Facebook claiming "pressure" by the IRS following his 2012 interview with President Barack Obama.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:50:49 GMT
You might think it's a problem in foreign countries, or big cities, but the SEMO Rescue and Restore Coalition said human trafficking is a problem in the Heartland.
You might think it's a problem in foreign countries, or big cities, but the SEMO Rescue and Restore Coalition said human trafficking is a problem in the Heartland.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:00 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:00:50 GMT
WEST POINT, UT (KTVX/CNN) - Two young brothers were found dead in their home in Utah Wednesday. And police say they later took their older brother into custody. Their mother called 911 after coming home
Two young brothers were found dead in their home in Utah Wednesday.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:33 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:33:57 GMT
(KFOR/CNN) - Arts-and-crafts retail chain "hobby lobby" gets its day in court today -- over mandated birth control coverage for employees. The Oklahoman reports eight federal appellate court judges will
Arts-and-crafts retail chain Hobby Lobby gets its day in court Thursday over mandated birth control coverage for employees.
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