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Average percentage change (Y-axis) in state Medicaid payment rate standardized to 1999 baseline levels contrasted with average percentage change in the proportion of U.S. nursing homes achieving indicated benchmark performance levels on four nursing home long-stay resident quality measures, 1999–2005 (X-axis).
