Florida Lawmaker’s Plan To Cut Medicaid Budget By $239 Million Has Hospitals On Edge
Hospitals are deeply concerned that the proposal, which would likely also bring a similar reduction in federal funding, could deeply cut into their revenues. Meanwhile, Georgia officials are preparing to add another insurer to the Medicaid managed care program
Tampa Bay Times:
Hospitals Face Medicaid Cuts In First Drafts Of State Budget
In the House, Rep. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, recommended cutting the state’s share of Medicaid by $238.6 million. However, Medicaid is mostly funded by the federal government, so every dollar the state cuts has more than double the impact. The House proposal would take $621.8 million total from hospitals. (Auslen, 3/28)
Georgia Health News:
Nonprofit Insurer CareSource Jumping Into Ga. Medicaid Market
A new insurer in Georgia, CareSource, currently has zero enrollees. But starting July 1, it will suddenly have at least 200,000 people in its health plan here. That’s because CareSource has been promised a minimum of 200,000 Medicaid or PeachCare enrollees, as it joins three other health insurers delivering care to more than 1 million Georgians. (Miller, 3/28)