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Hocking County commissioners join hospital consortium to pursue increased Medicaid reimbursement; appoint local representative
Summary
Commissioners voted June 5 to join a multi‑county consortium that would impose a county‑level tax on hospital services to increase federal Medicaid reimbursement, and they appointed Commissioner Drew as the county’s representative to the consortium.
Hocking County commissioners on June 5 voted to join a multi‑county consortium that would assess a county‑level hospital tax to generate state share funding used to draw additional federal Medicaid matching dollars. The board also appointed Commissioner Drew as the county’s representative to the consortium.
Commissioners and hospital leaders described the approach as a mechanism used in other states to increase the dollars available to hospitals that serve a high share of Medicaid patients. A presenter said Medicaid reimbursements at the county hospital are currently “reimbursed at a rate of about 73%,” meaning the provider receives less than full cost for Medicaid…
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