Clarification: CCRC Status Changes Decreases Tax Rate and Net Medicaid Dollars, But Not Medicaid Rate

In the Aging Update article entitled “Change to CCRC Status”, posted on January 11, 2017, we stated, “… a change to CCRC status will lower your provider assessment rate, it will also lower your Medicaid Rate.” This is not correct. The per diem Medicaid rate for CCRC’s is subject to the same underlying formula, and is not higher.  However, the net total Medicaid dollars is higher due to the lower tax rate. The same can be said for homes with 45 or fewer licensed beds and homes that generate over 25,000 Medicaid days in a year.  Please contact Lisa Stuever with questions.