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Senators raise CMS compliance concern after $1.9M payment to Methodist included in health bill
Summary
Senators said a provision in the Department of Health supplemental appropriation that would have sent about $1.96 million to Methodist Rehabilitation could violate CMS provider‑tax rules and put Mississippi’s Medicaid federal match at risk.
Mississippi senators flagged a technical but potentially consequential problem in the Department of Health supplemental appropriation after the House inserted a $1.9 million item intended for Methodist Rehabilitation. Senators said advisers told them that the payment, as written, could violate Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rules related to provider‑tax hold‑harmless provisions and risk a broader federal repayment or reduction in…
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