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Commissioners vote to join hospital tax consortium to seek greater Medicaid reimbursement
Summary
On June 5 the Hocking County commissioners approved a resolution to join a multi-county consortium that would assess participating hospitals and use those funds to claim larger federal Medicaid matching reimbursements; the board also appointed a county representative to the consortium.
Hocking County commissioners voted on June 5 to join a multi-county consortium that would levy a tax on participating hospitals and use the collected funds to pursue additional federal Medicaid matching dollars. Commissioners also appointed a county representative to serve on the consortium.
Commissioners said the model, used in other states, directs hospital-paid taxes to the county level, where counties or a managing county apply for enhanced Medicaid reimbursement. At the…
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