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United Healthcare cuts providers for Medicare, Medicaid patients. United Healthcare is cutting physicians from its Medicare Advantage and TennCare networks.
Medicaid, not Medicare, is the primary payer of nursing home care in the United States. Although Medicare pays for short-term skilled nursing or rehabilitative care in a skilled nursing facility, it does not pay for extended care in a nursing home or for other custodial long-term care.