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Marion County approves special assessment to support hospitals' Medicaid reimbursement program
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a special, non‑ad valorem assessment on county hospitals to preserve enhanced Medicaid reimbursement programs; hospital leaders told the board the measure helps care for uninsured and under‑insured patients.
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously July 1 to adopt a resolution creating a non‑ad valorem special assessment on county hospitals intended to preserve and expand enhanced Medicaid reimbursement arrangements.
County Attorney presentation and hospital representatives framed the assessment as a countywide mechanism limited to hospitals, not individual homeowners. Erica Scola, president and CEO of AdventHealth Ocala, told commissioners the program “generates critically needed funds to support hospitals in Marion County” and…
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