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Gadsden County approves AHCA agreement to draw Medicaid/Medicare match for EMS; county to prepay about $819,000
Summary
Gadsden County commissioners voted to approve an agreement with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration that county staff said will let the county draw down federal and state reimbursement for emergency medical transports.
Gadsden County commissioners voted to approve an agreement with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) that county staff said will let the county draw down federal and state reimbursement for emergency medical transports.
County staff told commissioners the program requires an up-front county contribution that is held by AHCA and then used to generate a larger federal/state match for EMS reimbursements. "It enables an ACA match for Medicare funding regarding our EMT services," a county staff member said during the discussion. Staff described the county contribution as "approximately $819,000" and said the anticipated additional federal/state match…
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