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Board approves hospital assessment resolution to unlock Medicaid matching funds for local hospitals
Summary
County commissioners approved a resolution to permit special assessments on three hospital properties so the state can draw federal Medicaid matching funds, generating roughly $6 million this year to reimburse hospitals for uncompensated Medicaid care.
The Clay County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 27 to approve a resolution enabling special assessments on three hospital properties so those facilities can access state‑drawn federal Medicaid matching funds.
Rob Bradley, an attorney representing Ascension (Saint Vincent’s Clay Hospital) and HCA (Orange Park Medical Center), told the board the mechanism allows hospitals to assess their own properties (three…
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