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Committee advances SB 305 to let hospitals increase assessments to draw federal Medicaid match
Summary
Sen. Vickers and Utah Hospital Association officials said SB 305 would add an estimated $33 million assessment to draw about $70 million in federal matching funds for hospitals; the committee advanced the bill 17–1 with Representative Hall opposed.
Sen. Vickers told the committee SB 305 would allow hospitals to levy an assessment that the state could use to draw additional federal Medicaid match, helping offset recent federal changes that reduced prior matching funds. "This portion would bring in about a net $70,000,000 to the hospitals," Sen. Vickers said, and he emphasized the bill imposes no net cost to the state general fund.
Dave Guesssel,…
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