The proposal would redistribute more of the Medicaid funds, starting in 2013, through public hospitals and other facilities to make sure more of the funds reach the poor, according to the report. Texas’ Medicaid program costs $2.7 billion per year, and supplemental payments to private hospitals would reach a cap. Supplemental payments support hospitals that treat a high number of Medicaid or uninsured patients.
HCA collected $657 million in supplemental Medicaid payments from Texas in 2010, $303 million of which were profits, according to the report.
The proposal has not received final approval from federal officials yet.
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