Hospitals and nursing homes have been targeted to lose about $350 million in funding as House and Senate negotiators worked Sunday night toward completing the $70 billion state budget.The 5.6 percent Medicaid rate cut for hospitals and 1.25 percent reduction for nursing homes frees cash which helps bolster the $1 billion enlarge in dollars for open schools which budget-writers have already agreed will be the executive part of spending this election year.Senate budget chief J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, pronounced its still possible more dollars could flow to hospitals and nursing homes before the appearing deadline for completing budget work.The Legislature is scheduled to end the 2012 session Friday. But the constitutionally required 72-hour waiting period means lawmakers have been looking to finish work Monday night.Gov. Rick Scott had due far deeper reductions in hospital payments in his bid to pump more money toward schools, the year after he sealed into law the $1.3 billion cut to classrooms. But Alexander pronounced which on top of reductions last year, the due 5.6 percent cut still hurts.Its still probably tough, Alexander said. We have been struggling to find which right mix now. Tags: Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Florida Atlantic University, St. Mary's Health Center This entrance was posted on Sunday, March 4th, 2012 during 9:53 pmand is filed under legislature, Medicaid, Palm Beach County, Rick Scott, state budget, State House, State Senate. You can follow any responses to this entrance through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave the response. Pinging is now not allowed. Powered By iWebRSS.co.cc
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