What if a resident enters on Medicare or private pay and then converts to Medicaid?
While a nursing home can consider source of payment upon admission, it may not involuntarily discharge a resident for converting to Medicaid. Moreover, the facility may not retaliate in any way following conversion to Medicaid. Once a resident is Medicaid eligible, the facility must agree to accept Medicaid as payment in full.
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