A proposal by a Colorado state representative to repeal the state's hospital provider fee has been killed, allowing the fee, which was introduced in 2009, to continue, according to a Denver Daily News report.
Rep. Janak Joshi (R-Colorado Springs), who had introduced the repeal, recently asked a House committee to shelve it after determining he did not have enough support to repeal the fee.
In the state's fiscal year 2009-2010 the fee generated $146 million in federal matching funds for the Medicaid program. Provider fees increase funds for state Medicaid programs and generate additional federal matching funds. The provider fees are typically recouped by the hospital through higher Medicaid payments.
Read the Denver Daily News report on the Colorado hospital provider fee.
Read more coverage on hospital provider fees:
- Oklahoma Moving Toward Hospital Provider Fee
- Colorado Hospital Provider-Fee Bill Signed by Governor
Rep. Janak Joshi (R-Colorado Springs), who had introduced the repeal, recently asked a House committee to shelve it after determining he did not have enough support to repeal the fee.
In the state's fiscal year 2009-2010 the fee generated $146 million in federal matching funds for the Medicaid program. Provider fees increase funds for state Medicaid programs and generate additional federal matching funds. The provider fees are typically recouped by the hospital through higher Medicaid payments.
Read the Denver Daily News report on the Colorado hospital provider fee.
Read more coverage on hospital provider fees:
- Oklahoma Moving Toward Hospital Provider Fee
- Colorado Hospital Provider-Fee Bill Signed by Governor