Posted on 02/06/2020 9:10:26 AM PST by Olog-hai
Governors of both major political parties are warning that a little-noticed regulation proposed by President Donald Trumps administration could lead to big cuts in Medicaid, reducing access to health care for low-income Americans.
The arcane fiscal accountability rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, would tighten federal oversight and approval over complex financing strategies states have long used to help pay for their share of the $600 billion program. Also targeted are certain payments to hospitals that treat many low-income patients. Public comments closed last week amid a chorus of criticism from hospitals, nursing homes, insurers, doctors, and advocates for the poor.
Against the backdrop of an election year, governors are warning the administration of potentially dire consequences.
States may be unable to adequately fund their Medicaid programs, which could lead to unintended consequences that would negatively impact Medicaid beneficiaries across the country, wrote Govs. Kate Brown, D-Ore., and Charlie Baker, R-Mass., in official comments on behalf of National Governors Association.
But CMS administrator Seema Verma says the vast health care program needs closer scrutiny and has expressed concerns about shady financing schemes that abuse the system and drive up taxpayer costs.
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This is to pay for nursing homes and under HCBS waiver, for assisted living home costs.
Lots of the elderly are on medicare ‘and’ medicaid.
Search “Dual Complete” to find out more.
And even if it were true, it would be a problem in bed if urgent correction. In a free country, the goobermint isn’t supposed to be the backbone of anything.
Medicaid is not Medicare!!!
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