The months ahead are shaping up to be challenging for healthcare providers. Skyrocketing expenses compounded by reduced reimbursement rates; increased scrutiny on nursing home staffing levels; and complications resulting from a new Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment are all expected to trouble long-term care facilities in 2023.
Healthcare staffing shortages have been impacting our community for many months now. A majority of nursing home patients in New York State are on Medicaid, meaning taxpayers cover the cost of their stay. But, the facilities responsible for their care say the daily rate no longer covers the bill.
You may have experienced or heard of people waiting too long in emergency rooms or of people who can’t get an available hospital bed. Low state Medicaid funding is a major contributor to these two problems.
What's the difference between getting an x-ray at the hospital and getting one at the doctor's office? The former could cost a lot more than the latter.
Astria Health leaders said they knew they would fall out of compliance with a state hospital certification program when they closed Toppenish Hospital’s Family Maternity Center in Toppenish in December, but the financial situation was critical.