Maryland Nursing Home Residents and Staff Urge Rep. Frank Kratovil to Support Critical Extension of $474.9 Million Emergency Medicaid Funding
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FOREST HILL, Md., June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In praising Congressman Frank Kratovil (D-MD) for ensuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was aware that Medicare cuts in the House version of federal health care reform were too high and would undermine Maryland seniors' access to quality nursing home care, a key Maryland long- term care leader joined by nursing home residents and facility staff yesterday to urge the Congressman to help extend emergency Medicaid relief for Maryland now pending before Congress. At issue is $474.9 million in enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) funding for Maryland that Governor Martin O'Malley has included in his FY11 budget as he attempts to protect vulnerable citizens from the negative impact of the ongoing national recession.
In urging support for this critical FMAP extension and discussing how quality care is contingent upon the combination of robust Medicare and Medicaid funding, Joseph DeMattos, president of the Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM), warned that every day Congress waits to pass this measure seniors' care is placed in growing jeopardy, facility staffing stability is being compromised, and good, local health jobs are at risk. "If Congress fails to take action and pass the extension of FMAP funds, dozens of states - including Maryland - will suffer painful budget cuts to programs that serve our oldest and most vulnerable citizens," said DeMattos. "We urge Congressman Kratovil and his colleagues to expedite passage of this vital funding extension the Maryland General Assembly has literally already budgeted to ensure seniors retain access to quality long-term care."See the full content of this document
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Maryland Nursing Home Residents and Staff Urge Rep. Frank Kratovil to Support Critical Extension of $474.9 Million Emergency Medicaid Funding
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