Why some Medicaid providers are borrowing — or going into debt — to cover ‘unwinding’ payment disruptions

Jason George began noticing in September that Medicaid payments had stalled for some of his assisted living facility residents, people who need help with daily living. This story also appeared in KFF Health News Guardian Group Montana, which owns three small facilities in rural Montana, relies on the government health insurance to cover its care of low-income residents. George, who manages the facilities, said residents’ Medicaid delays have lasted from a few weeks to more than six months, and that at one point the total amounted to roughly