Trump administration OKs use of federal money to pay Minnesota nursing home workers

Trump administration OKs use of federal money to pay Minnesota nursing home workers

Finally. After more than eight months of delays caused by both the Trump administration and state officials, the federal government on Tuesday approved an unprecedented plan under which Minnesota will put Medicaid money toward paying nursing home workers a minimum wage.  Per the agreement, $36 million in Medicaid dollars (half from the feds, half from the state) will be used to establish the wage floor.  Under rules hammered out by the Minnesota…