What They’re Saying
What They’re Saying
• Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala debated in Washington over why Medicare rates are putting many home health agencies out of business, reported the Albuquerque Journal. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 forced Shalala’s agency to make changes in the payment system based on 1995 data. "We did not have updated information," she said. "We were given a date to get the system in place. That means we had to use the data we had. We will have updated data. They will provide it by next year, and we will have a better system in place." But Domenici said: "If you wait until next year to update the cost reimbursement for nursing homes, we will lose a huge percentage of them to bankruptcy."
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