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CPMT reviews Medicaid billing report; members told state rates may change after Public Health Emergency ends
Summary
Coordinator presented updated CSA Medicaid billing figures through March 2023 — $913,758.29 paid and $1,931,403.35 billed — and alerted members that DMAS expects changes to reduced state rates when the Public Health Emergency ends in June 2023.
At the May 22 meeting of the Tazewell County Community Policy and Management Team, the coordinator presented the updated CSA Medicaid Billings Report through March 2023 and explained a new OCS report format that allows localities to monitor monthly Medicaid costs.
The coordinator said Medicaid had paid $913,758.29 through March 2023, while $1,931,403.35 had been billed through March (the coordinator noted the billed total was printed from Thomas Brothers). The coordinator also referred members to an OCS chart showing a timeline for expected rate changes; she said the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) is expecting changes to the reduced state rates when the federal Public Health Emergency ends in June 2023.
No action was taken at the meeting to change local billing or eligibility policies. Members received the billing report for monitoring and review; the coordinator noted the report format had been updated by the Office of Children's Services to aid local monitoring.
The details are operationally significant for county budgeting and provider payments because a change in state Medicaid rates could affect reimbursement levels and local fiscal planning; CPMT members were advised to monitor OCS and DMAS announcements for final rate adjustments.
