“Ohio hospitals appreciate a change the House made to ensure the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will maintain current Medicaid inpatient and outpatient payment rates – using hospitals’ franchise fee to avoid payment cuts,” said James R. Castle, president and CEO of the Ohio Hospital Association.
The OHA, however, voiced its disappointment the House did not remove a non-contracting mandate for hospitals and Medicaid managed care providers. The OHA says the non-contracting mandate “removes any incentive for [Medicaid managed care plans] to participate in meaningful negotiation with hospitals,” according to the statement.
Read the OHA statement on the Ohio hospital fee.
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Indiana Hospital Assessment Expected to Generate $100M in Federal Funds
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