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House extends temporary hospital assessment for two years to shore up Medicaid funding
Summary
The House passed HB 246 to continue a temporary hospital assessment for two additional years; sponsor said the assessment generates state revenue plus about $25 million in anticipated federal matching funds and is incorporated into the Medicaid base budget. The bill passed 70–2–3 and goes to the Senate.
Representative John Veil Ballantine, sponsor of House Bill 2 46, told the House the bill "continues the temporary assessment for 2 additional years" and that the measure is necessary so Medicaid budgets can be closed for the year.
Ballantine said the fiscal note shows both the state assessment receipts and "$25,000,000 in federal matching…
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