Medicaid cost coverage for nursing homes is going up by 14% the next fiscal year, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced Wednesday.
Skilled nursing providers in at least 15 states averted the loss of thousands of frontline workers Thursday, when CMS let expire a blanket national waiver allowing the use of non-certified nurse aides.
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Facing an ongoing shortage of direct care workers, the state announced Thursday it will expand its free training program for certified nursing assistants.