Nursing Home Lobbyists Wary of Strickland’s Budget

Friday, June 26, 2009
Topics: Economy, Politics, Health
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Lobbyists for Ohio's nursing homes are worried that more than 20 percent of facilities in the state will lose a minimum of one half million dollars over two years; if' lawmakers adopt Governor Strickland's latest budget proposal.

Robin Hillier says lawmakers are making life and death decisions.

Ohio lawmakers are debating how to pay for both nursing home care and home health care services, as legislators work to fill the projected three point two billion dollar hole in the new two year state budget.