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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our mom has nursing home insurance but I am worried that Medicaid cuts could drive her nursing home out of business, raise her rates etc. [/quote]

That's a legit concern. There are very few nursing homes which are completely private given that 2/3rds of their residents are on Medicaid LTC. If this goes through, only the most wealthy will escape unscathed. Even the UMC are in denial on this.[/quote]
Is there a cite for the figure of 2/3rds of nursing home residents being on Medicaid LTC?
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Here is one of many sources: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/a-look-at-nursing-facility-characteristics/[/quote]

The graph in that article shows percentage of patients on Medicaid without separating out those on Medicaid LTC/LTSS. 
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Didn't know I was also supposed to explicate the article:

[b][i]The share of residents by primary payer stayed relatively stable over time (Figure 4). As of July 2024, Medicaid was the primary payer for 63% of nursing facility residents; Medicare for 13% of residents; and the remaining 24% of residents had another primary payer (ex. private insurance, out-of-pocket, etc.) (Figure 4). Medicare does not generally cover long-term care but does cover up to 100 days of skilled nursing facility care following a qualifying hospital stay. KFF polling shows that four in ten adults overall incorrectly believe that Medicare is the primary source of insurance coverage for low-income people who need nursing facility care.[/i][/b][/quote]

The number for Medicaid is not just Medicaid LTC/LTSS recipients: it combines regular Medicaid and Medicaid LTC/LTCC. 
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The cite I provided refers to nursing home residents on Medicaid LTC only. It’s the second sentence in the highlighted paragraph and refers to data from July ‘24.[/quote]

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