Kasich Expanding Medicaid Has Parallels To Mississippi Decision
News that Ohio Gov. John Kasich has decided to expand Medicaid in his state is no small announcement. From Politico: Gov. John Kasich of Ohio announced Monday that he’s going to expand Medicaid...
View ArticleMy Column: Medicaid Math Is Tough When Factoring Loss Of Hospital Funds
From my Wednesday, Feb. 6, column: Mississippi currently receives approximately $210 million in annual DSH payments for uncompensated care. Graves puts that at $219 per patient per day. He says the...
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion Likely Delayed Until 2014
This is just fleshing itself out, but it looks like any decision on Medicaid expansion in Mississippi will not happen until 2014. In his budget proposal, President Barack Obama has recommended delaying...
View ArticleA Trio Of Pieces On Medicaid Expansion In Mississippi
In my column today, “Decision delayed, not avoided, on Medicaid issue,” I focused on the impact of President Barack Obama’s budget recommendation, which included plans to delay cuts in Medicaid...
View ArticleMy Column: Medicaid Session, Funding Needed
From my Sunday, May 19, column: Based on HHS estimates, Mississippi will see only a 2.2 percent reduction in DSH payments for FY 2014. That cut comes to approximately $4.4 million. Hospitals will argue...
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