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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Another part of tighter government control could be implementation of a national nursing home insurance plan much like Medicare Part A.
Medicare and supplemental insurance policies have limited coverage for skilled nursing facility care and home health care.
Medicaid is the health insurance for the poor funded by the State and Federal government, including those who have become poor by paying for nursing home care.
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John Fielding,
CEO
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Nursing home owners say liability insurance and health care costs are spiraling out of control because of multimillion dollar lawsuits filed by greedy lawyers.
Currently for nursing home care and home health care Medicare pays about 15% of the cost, Medicaid 43%, private insurance 4.
Nursing homes cost $50,000 per year, but health insurance and Medicare won’t pay for it.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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It was introduced in the 1980s as nursing home insurance but has changed a lot and now covers much more than nursing home care.
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Craig Leveaux,
Blogger
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You have nursing home insurance that covers you from the 20th day of confinement and pays simultaneously with Medicare.
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