Federal cuts to Medicaid and policy changes to Medicare signed into law by President Donald Trump in July could force Mississippi nursing homes into dire straits and leave vulnerable adults on the streets, experts say.

Costs previously covered by the federal government will shift to states and poor families under the law, and some nursing homes will be forced to close while residents are rendered unhoused, industry leaders said. The law also rolls back a Biden-era rule calling for increased staffing in nursing facilities. In conjunction with the staffing cuts most nursing homes anticipate having to implement under the new budget constraints, industry leaders expect drastic repercussions for those served by and employed in nursing homes.

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