One State Will Use Medicaid Funds to Pay Bonuses to Long-Term Care Workers

Route Fifty: Arkansas will begin using Medicaid funds to pay bonuses to health-care providers who work in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, as well as those who care for elderly people at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced this week.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the move Wednesday, freeing $55 million in Medicaid funds for weekly bonus payments of up to $500.

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