US OKS INCREASE IN NURSING HOME TAX TO BRING IN MORE MEDICAID MONEY

New funds aimed at undoing legacy of violence in Illinois nursing homes Federal authorities have approved a nursing home bed tax that will allow Illinois to collect more than $100 million a year in new Medicaid money that officials say will be used to boost facility staffing levels and implement other safety reforms mandated by a landmark 2010 overhaul, the Tribune has learned.