New nursing home provider fee law meant to sustain elder care in state

By Derrick DePledge

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 27, 2012

~~<p>Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Tuesday signed a bill into law that sets provider fees on large nursing homes, enabling the state to receive additional federal money to care for the elderly.</p>
<p>Large nursing homes will pay $11.5 million in provider fees that will generate a $21 million return. The extra money will be used to increase state reimbursement payments to large nursing homes that care for elderly and disabled patients in QUEST, the state's health plan for the poor. The state will also receive a 12 percent share, or about $1.3 million, which it intends to use to lift a 3 percent cut in reimbursement payments to nursing homes that was made to help balance the state budget.</p>
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Tuesday signed a bill into law that sets provider fees on large nursing homes, enabling the state to receive additional federal money to care for the elderly.

Large nursing homes will pay $11.5 million in provider fees that will generate a $21 million return. The extra money will be used to increase state reimbursement payments to large nursing homes that care for elderly and disabled patients in QUEST, the state's health plan for the poor. The state will also receive a 12 percent share, or about $1.3 million, which it intends to use to lift a 3 percent cut in reimbursement payments to nursing homes that was made to help balance the state budget. Login for more...