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Managed-care official warns Burke County providers could face 3–10% Medicaid cuts if state budget gap isn't closed
Summary
Partners Health Management told the commissioners that a state Medicaid funding shortfall could trigger provider reimbursement cuts beginning Oct. 1; the range cited was 3%, 8% or 10% depending on service type, and the legislature may revisit funding on Oct. 20.
Paul Holden, regional director for Partners Health Management, told the Burke County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 6 that North Carolina’s recent budget process left a shortfall in the Department of Health and Human Services rebase request and that the department has signaled across‑the‑board provider rate cuts could begin Oct. 1 if the legislature does not appropriate additional funds.
Holden said the shortfall in the mini‑budget…
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