DHS to cover an average of 90% of nursing homes' costs of providing care for Medicaid members
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
News Release
*For Immediate Release*
November 16, 2022
Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683
DHS Announces Medicaid Nursing Home Rate Increase to Support Health Care Workforce
"?DHS to cover an average of 90% of nursing homes' costs of providing care for Medicaid members"
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces that Medicaid cost coverage for nursing homes will increase from 77% for fiscal year 2022 to 91% for fiscal year 2023. The increase implements one of the key recommendations from Governor?s Task Force on Caregiving [ [link removed] ], tying a significant amount of the increase to direct care nursing and supporting the health care workforce in both wages and benefits.
?The people who work in and lead Wisconsin?s nursing homes are critical to ensuring quality care for residents across the state of Wisconsin,? said Karen Timberlake, DHS Secretary-designee. ?Our new rate setting model allows us to prioritize funding for direct care nursing and support increased wages for health care workers to ensure continuing high-quality care.?
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