The Issue
Pennsylvanians in nursing homes - often the sickest, frailest and most ill and disabled among us - deserve quality care, dignity and respect. But Governor Ed Rendell is turning his back on the 80,000 residents who rely on nursing homes for their daily living needs.
The governor’s proposed 2008-09 budget provides no increase for the care of nursing home residents on Medical Assistance. It's a pattern of underfunding that's been repeated for too long. Over the last three budget cycles, Pennsylvania has paid $287 million less than it owed for the care of Medical Assistance residents in nursing homes.
THE DOCUMENTED FACTS ABOUT NURSING HOME FUNDING 
June 26, 2008
Research vs Rhetoric