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Dual Threats from Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers

Health Leaders | Nursing

Care for 6 in 10 residents is paid for by Medicaid , the state-federal health program for poor or disabled Americans. "We Nursing homes have struggled to replace licensed nurses, who can find better-paying jobs at hospitals and doctors' offices, as well as nursing assistants, who can earn more working at big-box stores or fast-food joints.

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Medicare Care Compare: Publicly reported performance measures

American Nurse

For example, patient education about medication serves as a performance measure in all healthcare settings, whereas preventing unnecessary hospitalization relates to post-acute care settings. The NAM reports classify healthcare quality measures as structural, process, outcome, cost of care, or patient experience of care.