Low Medi-Cal Reimbursement Rates Causing Intermediate Care Facility To Shutter Doors
The facility gets about only half as much per resident from the state's Medicaid program as the continuous care facilities receive.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Lack Of State Funding Threatens Santa Rosa Home For People With Developmental Disabilities
The monthly, per-resident reimbursement Baird House gets from Medi-Cal through the state Department of Health Care Services ranges from $11,564 to $13,588 a month per individual, according to North Bay Regional Center, the state’s contractor that provides case management and family support services to Sonoma Development Center residents. By comparison, the continuous care facilities developed by state law receive a median reimbursement of $22,636 a month per resident. These homes are called Adult Residential Facilities for Persons with Special Health Care Needs and are licensed by Community Care Licensing, a division of the state Department of Social Services. (Espinoza, 4/11)
In other news from across the state —
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
County's Flu Deaths Continue To Increase
Eight additional influenza-related deaths were reported this week, bringing the total deaths to 334 in the declining weeks of what has been San Diego County’s worst flu season in years. Health-care workers detected 264 new cases, bringing the total to 20,404 cases this season, according to the weekly report released by the county Department of Health and Human Services Agency. No new intensive-care unit cases were reported, another indication that the unusually severe season at last is winding down. (Diehl, 4/11)