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County officials warn managed‑care move and low reimbursement could hit budgets and EMS operations
Summary
The county administrator told commissioners that a DHHS move to place nursing‑home services under managed care and current ambulance reimbursement practices could cost Cheshire County millions and strain EMS finances; the county is pursuing meetings with DHHS and legislative remedies.
County officials told the Cheshire County Commission on March 26 that proposed state changes and current payer practices threaten county revenues and emergency‑service finances.
The county administrator said a DHHS proposal to move nursing‑home oversight into managed care would raise questions about state and federal oversight and could eliminate ProShare funding. “It would be a death blow to the counties” if proshare and bed‑tax revenue were lost,…
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