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Texas governor announces increased funds for nursing homes caring for Medicaid patients

from KFOX-TV

Texas governor announces increased funds for nursing homes caring for Medicaid patients KFOX-TV Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announced that $1.1 billion in Quality Incentive Payment Program (QIPP) funds have been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support Texas nursing facilities that provide care for individuals receiving Medicaid. QIPP provides performance incentive Medicaid payments to nursing facilities that provide care for persons with Medicaid and rewards quality improvements in staffing, infection control, and other key long-term care quality indicators. READ MORE

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