Congresswoman Chellie Pingree visits Seaside Skilled Rehabilitation Center

• By: Ben Hawkins
• On: 06/20/2025 10:51:48
• In: Legislative/Government Affairs

On Tuesday, June 17th, US Representative Chellie Pingree visited Seaside Skilled Rehabilitation Center in Portland, ME. The representative toured the facility and sat down with long term care industry leaders to talk about issues impacting the sector including staffing challenges and reimbursement. One of the key topics of discussion was the Medicaid cuts being proposed in the budget reconciliation bill. The House voted mostly along party lines to approve its version of the package in late May, but the Senate has been reworking the bill in the weeks since. The latest proposal to reduce provider taxes from the current 6% down to 3.5% would be devastating to long term care, especially in a state like Maine, with 2/3 of residents in nursing homes relying on Medicaid for their care.