Maine paid $210 million in Medicaid funds last year to keep patients in nursing

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

4-18-1993

Pages

1A, 16A

Abstract

Maine paid $210 million in Medicaid funds last year to keep patients in nursing homes and only $33 million to service them with live-in care, a disparity that is at the heart of a a policy debate on how the state should care for its elderly. The huge sums Maine spends on nursing home care has spawned a large and aggresssive nursing-home industry while offering few alternatives for those who want to live at home. Related story.

Subjects

Medicaid, Nursing home patients

Recommended Citation

"Maine paid $210 million in Medicaid funds last year to keep patients in nursing" (1993). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 7194.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/7194