In “‘Existential crisis’: Nursing homes, elder care to suffer under so-called ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’” reporter Sophia Paffenroth describes how Federal cuts to Medicaid and policy changes to Medicare signed into law in July could force Mississippi nursing homes into dire straits and leave vulnerable adults on the streets. CMA attorney Toby Edelman comments on one aspect of the law, saying “A lot of what this law does is just adds paperwork for people… There’s no reason to have an eligibility determination every six months for people that have no change in anything. These elderly residents are not getting new income.”
- Read Sophia’s full article in Mississippi Today at mississippitoday.org/2025/11/11/elderly-care-to-suffer/