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Medicaid VBC pressure intensified this week as Senate Budget Committee debate over OBBBA-related federal Medicaid cuts sharpened the core tension for states, plans, and providers: lower federal spend versus preserving access and delivery-system stability, especially for safety-net and high-need populations. At the same time, dual-eligible nursing home care is moving further toward value-based arrangements as budget pressure and managed care integration push operators, Medicaid agencies, and MA/D-SNP stakeholders to manage avoidable hospitalizations, quality, and total cost more aggressively (HFMA Medicaid hearing; [Skilled Nursing News](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxPbWJLYnk0YmFoRHhpYlJGTkVyZ1lrTkxtaHdfRjcwSFRJUHl1WEItT1hKLXFPUFJjRVFlVElPQXFsVWp6bnJodzl5ajRITWJtdGNIMnNnZ0pWWm5Qc252NU1vQmZjOG9MVkM3cUZzLVRac01lVjdHUTViT2p2aHpNLUdkaHFTZTlKdmJETDRLQkwtOWZrTExqN2ZnWGJRbVA3
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