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Brevard County commissioners approve hospital assessment to access federal Medicaid matching funds
Summary
The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 on July 3 to adopt a rate resolution imposing non‑ad valorem special assessments on listed local hospitals to allow the state to access federal Medicaid matching funds; proponents said the vote was urgent because pending legislation would freeze assessment rates.
The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners on July 3 voted 5-0 to adopt a rate resolution imposing non‑ad valorem special assessments on the county's listed private and nonprofit hospitals so the state can use the assessments to access federal Medicaid matching funds.
County staff and hospital representatives said the vote is time-sensitive because pending legislation — referred to in the meeting as the "big beautiful bill" — would freeze provider assessment rates if it becomes law, preventing counties from raising the assessment rate later.
Jill (county staff) introduced the agenda item, saying the request "is at the request of the affected hospitals" and that the assessments would apply only to the providers listed in the assessment rule attached to the agenda. Jill…
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